Le Sahara
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 0469
Author
Gautier, E.-F.
Title
Le Sahara
Statement of responsibility
Avec 10 figures et 26 illustrations hors texte
Place of publication
Paris
Publisher
Payot
Series
Bibliothèque scientifique
Printer
Imprimerie F. Paillart
Date
1928
Imprint (isbd)
Paris: Payot, 1928
Language
French
Tirage
Commercial edition
Collation
232 pages
Illustrations
10 figures and 26 illustrations outside the text
Format
Octavo
Dimensions
22.5 × 14.5 cm
Typographic signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Wove paper
Watermarks
No visible watermarks observed in the supplied images
Printing condition
French serif typography; letterpress printing; uniform inking and good legibility
Binding type
Half-leather binding with cloth-covered boards
Colours
Black and brown
Decoration
Spine with false raised bands, gilt rules and gilt title
Spine
Spine bearing the initials «A.G.» with slight wear
Content description
Geographical study of the Sahara Desert analysing its structure, climate, boundaries, relief, geology, hydrography, vegetation, fauna, history and principal Saharan regions; includes 10 figures and 26 illustrations outside the text.
Note 1
Edition published by Payot in Paris in 1928.
Note 2
Part of the «Bibliothèque scientifique» series.
Note 3
Printed by Imprimerie F. Paillart, Abbeville.
Note 4
Preserves a custom half-leather binding with the initials «A.G.» on the spine.
Note 5
Copy illustrated with 10 figures and 26 illustrations outside the text.
Main subject
Geography of the Sahara
Subsubjects
Sahara Desert; physical geography; geology; climatology; hydrography; Africa; exploration; Saharan peoples
Shelfmark
0469
Condition
Good overall condition; slight wear to the spine; clean and well-preserved interior
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy bound in half leather with cloth-covered boards; preserves the initials «A.G.» on the spine; wove paper; dimensions 22.5 × 14.5 cm.