Georges-Marie HAARDT and Louis AUDOUIN-DUBREUIL. - Lot 2

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Georges-Marie HAARDT and Louis AUDOUIN-DUBREUIL. - Lot 2
Georges-Marie HAARDT and Louis AUDOUIN-DUBREUIL. The Yellow Cruise. Citroën Central Asia Expedition. Third mission by Georges Le Fèvre. Paris, Plon, 1933. In-4, lemon morocco, black square with red Chinese characters on the first cover, spine with 5 nerves, gilt inner border, gilt head, first cover, slipcase (Publisher's binding). (4f.)-XLI-344-(1f.)-64 pl.-1 folding map. Two out-of-text portraits by Haardt after Lacovleff and photographic for André Citroën, one double-page out-of-text with the itineraries of the expedition and the equipment used, 60 out-of-text plates containing on both sides some 320 photographic reproductions of the expedition, 3 full-page maps and one large folding plate containing 2 maps. Wonderful book written by Georges Le Fèvre who was the historiographer of the mission. He recounts here the adventures he courageously lived day after day and kilometer after kilometer, with his comrades. Edition at 2350 copies, this one of 350 on Madagascar, here nominative printed for Mr Albert Larrant Minister of the Navy. Autograph letter signed on the false-title, En témoignage d'admiration à / Monsieur le Président Albert Larrant / dont le nom est attaché à jamais à l'oeuvre / coloniale française / André Citroen. A fine copy despite some minor wear to the spine, case damaged.
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