M. Jules Janin - La Bretagne

Paris, Ernest Bourdin, 1862. Leather. A historical travelogue of Brittany in the original French, the second revised edition of this work embellished with lovely illustrations. A large paper volume exploring the French historical country of Brittany, the second revised edition. Written by M. Jules Janin, popular critic in the nineteenth century and authors of travelogues including a volume on Normandie. In the original French. With details on the history of the peninsula, descriptions of the landscapes, monuments, and more. Complete with half title. Featuring a frontispiece and additional engraved title page, as well as numerous illustrations in text and twenty-nine full page plates, of which eleven are in colour illustrating landscapes, costumes, heraldic shields and more. Collated, complete.In a quarter morocco Petible signed binding. In half morocco binding signed Petible over cloth covered boards, with five raised bands and gilt tooling to the spine. The original wraps are bound in with the volume. Externally generally sound with shelf wear and rubbing to the boards, light damp marking to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to the odd leaf, otherwise the pages are generally very clean and bright throughout. Illustrated with numerous illustrations in text as well as twenty nine full page plates, of which eleven in colour, and a frontispiece and additional engraved title page. Collated, complete. Good . Ill.: Mm. Hte Bellange; Gigoux; Raffet; et al. Good .

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