[VARIOUS AUTHORS]. French West Africa. - Lot 233

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[VARIOUS AUTHORS]. French West Africa. - Lot 233
[VARIOUS AUTHORS]. French West Africa. Without place nor name, Year 1938. Fort in-4°, terra-cotta morocco, cover decorated with gilt letters A.O.F., in an outline drawing West Africa with small decoration of musical instruments, covers lined with morocco of the same color, leather guard, half morocco folder with bands, lined case. Very beautiful manuscript of 652 pages carefully written and illustrated with 32 ORIGINAL AQUARELLES of which 6 full page, 12 half page, 14 vignettes or headbands. There are also 18 FULL-PAGE MAPS, 14 IN-TEXT MAPS AND PLANS, ALL DRAWN by the compiler and finally 7 printed maps, 3 of which are out of the text. This manuscript details very precisely the geography, climate, geology, resources, ethnography, main cities, navigation, railroads, roads, trade, forests, slavery, etc... with many historical overviews. In fine an important French-Bambara and French-Malinke dictionary of nearly 200 pages. A very nice copy. Provenance: A. Revesse (Stamp dated Aix en Provence July 15, 1938).
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