[WALCKENAER, CHARLES ATHANASE]. ACADEMIE ROYALE DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES-LETTRES.

Rapports sur les Recherches Geographiques, Historiques, Archaeologiques, a entreprendre dans l'Afrique Septentrionale.

[Paris, Imprimerie Royale, October 1838]. Quarto early or original plain wrapper; [4],83pp. Spots on a preliminary leaf but an excellent, fresh copy.
¶ Two reports by Charles Walckenaer and colleagues (the first made in 1833, the second in 1838) at the instigation of the Minister of War following the French incursion into Algeria. They are, more or less, the outlines of the scholarly campaign to be undertaken into North Africa's antiquities.

-- Richard Neylon, Bookseller

Book number: 7591

Keywords: history archaeology Algeria North Africa classical geography

WALCKENAER, CHARLES ATHENASE, BARON,

Catalogue des Livres et Cartes Géographiques de la Bibliotheque-la vente aura lieu le mardi 12 avril 1853 et les 42 jours suivants.

Paris: L. Potier, Libraire, 1853. (FRENCH SALE CATALOGUE) First edition. 8vo. The first 368 of 550 pages. Original printed front wrapper only, some leaves loosened, light marginal discoloration, else very good.
¶ The first 4448 lots of the sales catalogue for the auction at Maison Silvestre

-- James Cummins Bookseller

Book number: 28731