1st edition. [[iv] 396; [8] 305 [6]pp. 2 vols. Quarto. Bound in contemporary 3/4 smooth calf with marbled paper. Gilt tooled spines, raised bands to same; spine titles in gilt. Edges of boards at joints slightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped. Upper edges gilt with green ribbon markers; fore and lower edges lightly foxed. Marbled endpapers; bookplate to front paste-down (both vols.). Inscription in ink with signature to half title (vol.1). Vol.1 with map frontis; vol. 2 with pictorial. Illustrated with 191 further plates from photogravures, 11 further coloured maps. Beautiful matched set; boards very ornamental. Near fine condition. Text in French. Finely bound presentation set, warmly inscribed by the author to his friend in the colonial administration, Inspecteur Loisy. Later the personal copies of British Egyptologist John Ralph Willis. The set comprises an study of the geography and economy of the French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan. One of a kind with inscription. Seller Inventory # 127465

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Title: Haut- Senegal- Niger (Soudan Francais): ...

Publisher: Paris Emile Larose 1912

Publication Date: 1912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: near fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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