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SAINT-AULAIRE, A.
Récréations instructives. Voyage Pittoresque à travers le monde. The world in 24 coloured plates.
An attractive edition of this juvenile guide to the manners, customs, and costumes of peoples of the known world. The plates include France, England, Russia, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Persia, the East Indies, China, Japan, Barbary (North Africa), Egypt, Canaries, Africa, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Java, Australia, and New Zealand. This is one of Aubert's Récréations instructives series for young people.
- Published
- Paris: 'Imp. Lemercier' and 'Publié par Aubert et Cie' , (ca. 1850)
- References
- Gumuchian 5037
- Plates
- 24
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Paris: 'Imp. Lemercier' and 'Publié par Aubert et Cie' , (ca. 1850)
- Ref
- 298
4to. Original half cloth with green boards, front cover with a gilt-tooled ornamental cartouche with the title 'Voyage pittoresque' in centre. Lithographed title and 24 numbered lithographed plates comprising 125 illustrations, all nicely coloured by hand. A most Beautiful illustrated travel book for children. The fascinating hand-coloured lithographed illustrations depict views, inhabitants, and costumes from all over the world with an explanatory text in French and English underneath. Coloured plates in order: 1. France 2. England 3. Russia 4. Spain 5. Switzerland 6. Italy 7. Greece 8. Turkey 9. Persia 10. East Indies 11. China 12. Japan 13. Barbary (North Africa) 14. Egypt 15. Canaris (Canary Islands) 16. Nigritia (Niger) 17. United States (with Indians and a steamboat on the Mississippi) 18. Mexico 19. Brazil 20. Peru 21. Argentina (La Plata) 22. Island of Java 23. Australia 24. New Zealand
