Geographie Universelle, Exposee dans les Differentes methodes qui peuvent abreger l'etude & faciliter l'usage de cette Science, avec le secours des Vers artificiels, et un traite de la Sphere
Hardcover
1803 · Lyon
by Buffier, R. P.
Lyon: Amable le Roy, 1803. Derniere Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Contemporary speckled calf, spine ornately stamped in gilt, gilt-stamped lettering in brown leather spine label; 12mo (165x95mm); pp. 390, plus 18 folding maps. Boards scuffed, and lightly bumped along the edges; spine a bit dry, and crown perished. Early bookplate (see below) and ownership markings on prelims, otherwise internally bright and clean. Bookplate of Justin Godart (1871-1956), former mayor of Lyon, and member of La Resistance. Radical-socialiste lyonnais, résistant. Député de 1906 à 1927, sénateur de 1927 à 1956, ministre du travail en 1924, ministre de la santé en 1932. Maire de Lyon en 1944-1945.
Contains an early map of California. (Inventory #: D14125)
Contains an early map of California. (Inventory #: D14125)