[LESAGE, Louis Ernest ] SAHIB. La Frégate l'incomprise, voyage autour du monde. 1876.
[LESAGE, Louis Ernest ] SAHIB.
La Frégate l'incomprise, voyage autour du monde.
Paris, Léon Vanier, 1876.
4to (320x235 mm), 212 pages. binding : Half chagreen, spine with 6 compartments. Binding rubbed, corners bumped. Booklets misaligned. First page unbound.
First edition.
Sahib is the pseudonym used by the illustrator Louis Ernest Lesage (1847-1919) who after starting a career in the navy will devote himself to drawing. According to Vicaire, it is Admiral Palma Gourdon who signs the text of this book.
references: Vicaire [VII, 6].
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