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BORGET, AUGUSTE. Fragments d'un Voyage Autour du Monde.

BORGET, AUGUSTE. Fragments d'un Voyage Autour du Monde. 12 tinted lithographed plates. Oblong small folio, publisher's cloth gilt, worn and darkened; hinges loose; minor finger soiling. Moulins: C. Desrosiers, [1840s]

rare plate book, including views of new york, south america, hawaii, china and india.
Complete with the title, all plates and accompanying letterpress descriptions for each (including plate 10, which apparently is found lacking in many copies). "This is a very rare album of handsome and romantic views, from drawings made by the artist during his travels . . . The book appears to have been produced in a very limited edition"--Forbes 1766. Not in Sabin.
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