TRAVEL. 39 volumes of the *Journal des Voyages et des aventu - Lot 22

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TRAVEL. 39 volumes of the *Journal des Voyages et des aventu - Lot 22
TRAVEL. 39 volumes of the *Journal des Voyages et des aventures de terre et de mer*, 1877–1914. Two copies from 1914 (one of which has a small split in the spine), two semesters per large quarto volume (33x24 cm), red percaline cloth binding decorated with special gold and black metal mounts, animals, and a ship framed by anchors; smooth, decorated spine (faded); gilt edges. Until 1915, four editors-in-chief and 8 16 managing editors succeeded one another; publication was suspended from August 1914 to March 1915 and resumed in 1924. The first color-printed page appeared in 1895 and became more common starting in 1906. Numerous illustrations both in the text and as inserts (few foxing spots). An important journal in which travel accounts constitute the bulk of the content. Engel binding with a Souze plate.
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