1880 - Lot 13

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1880 - Lot 13
1880 Louis DELAPORTE (1842–1925) Journey to Cambodia: Khmer Architecture, by L. Delaporte, naval lieutenant, head of the 1873 expedition to explore Khmer monuments, organizer of the Khmer Museum from 1874 to 1878, member of the Mekong and Indochina Exploration Mission in 1866–67–68. Paris, Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1880. 462 pages. Dimensions: 27x19 cm. Rare first edition illustrated with 175 engravings and a map, including 125 original drawings by the author and 50 reproductions of photographs or drawings by the author. Richly bound in a red publisher’s cover bearing the gilded coat of arms of the City of Paris. Gilded edges, gilded metal tools, and Cambodian motifs on the frontispiece. A collector’s item. (Some wear to the binding, rare foxing spots, and rubbed joints).
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