Le Canal de Panama
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1886. Binding: contemporary ½ calf with marbled boards, spine with 6 densley gilt compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two and brown morocco label on three. Marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: An important french overview of various plans to cut the Isthmus of Panama, during which time the attempt under Ferdinand de Lesseps was already well underway (1881-9)(but collapsed in bankruptcy in 1889). The very large fold. col. map of the Panama-Isthmus contains a list of geological features & plates at end., Size: Large 4to, Illustration: Title in red and black, contains 90 wood engravings some full page and some intext illustrations, 2 folding maps and 1 folding chart., Pages: P. half-title, printer’s imprint, blank, frontis, title, blank, 1-399, blank, (1), printer’s imprint., Category: ; Book Americas Central; Book Europe France. an excellent copy with beautiful illustrations and an attractive binding. Item #B2005
Binding: contemporary ½ calf with marbled boards, spine with 6 densley gilt compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two and brown morocco label on three. Marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: An important french overview of various plans to cut the Isthmus of Panama, during which time the attempt under Ferdinand de Lesseps was already well underway (1881-9)(but collapsed in bankruptcy in 1889). The very large fold. col. map of the Panama-Isthmus contains a list of geological features & plates at end., Size: Large 4to, Illustration: Title in red and black, contains 90 wood engravings some full page and some intext illustrations, 2 folding maps and 1 folding chart., Pages: P. half-title, printer’s imprint, blank, frontis, title, blank, 1-399, blank, (1), printer’s imprint., Category: ; Book Americas Central; Book Europe France.
Price: $575.00