The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
149. "New Universal Geography - The Earth and People", by Elisée Reclus, French, 19 volumes, Paris, 1876-1894, bibliophile edition
Starting price
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 1.500
Sold
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 1.500
Session
Tue, 26 March 2024 19:00
The work was published by Hachette in Paris, over the years 1876-1894, in 19 massive volumes, (Vol 1. - 1876 1012 p.: il... [6] h. color; Vol. 2 - 1877- 936 p.: il. Vol. 3 - 1878 - 982 p. il., [10] h, color; Vol, 4 - 1879 - 970 p.: il., [6] h. color; Vol. 5 - 1880: 944 p.: il., [6] h. color: Vol. 6 - 1881- 918 p.: il.. [8] h. color; Vol. 7 - 1882- 885 p.: il.. [7] h. color; Vol. 8 - 1883 - 951 p. : il.: Vol. 9 - 1884 : 951 p.: il.: Vol. 10 - 1885: 639 p.: [6] h. color. Vol. 11- 1886 : 917 p.; il. Vol. 12 - 750 p.: il.; Vol. 13- 1888: 878 p. : il., [5] h. color; Vol. 14 - 1889: 1004 p. il., [4] h. color: Vol. 15 - 1890. - 723 p.: il.; Vol. 16 - 1892- 846 p. : il.. [5] h. color; Vol. 17 - 1891 - 932 p.: il. [4] h. color; Vol. 18- 1893: 847 p. : il. : Vol. 19 - 1894: 824 p. : il. with index.). The copies are elegantly printed on quality paper and richly illustrated, having a special artistic binding well preserved for the publisher.
The work is attributed to Jacques Elisee Reclus (b. Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde). 15.03.1830 - d. Thourou (Belgium). 04.07.1905), one of the most interesting figures of the nineteenth-century French.
The son of a Calvinist pastor, Elisee Reclus has a very interesting evolution. In 1858 he was initiated in the Masonic lodge "Les Émules d'Hiram" of the Grand Orient of France, a member of the first Communist International, an anarchist theoretician, close to M.Bakunin, P. Koropkin and Jean Grave and a fighter of the Commune, he managed to be, as much as engaged in the political left, as prolific a publicist.
In 1858 he became a member of the Society of Geography and was hired by Hachette to initiate and lead the series of travel guides that the publisher intended to publish, a position that offered him a number of trips in almost all of Western Europe.
His first major geography work that was to ensure his fame was "La Terre description des phénomènes de la vie du globe", in two volumes published by Hachette in 1868-1869, then, starting in 1876, at the same publishing house, appeared the 19 volumes of the monumental "Nouvelle géographie universelle: la terre et les homes", which immediately met great success, being translated and published in many countries on all continents.
The work, a remarkable scientific and editorial achievement, enjoying a beautiful graphic outfit, is a valuable bibliophile piece. For the Romanian bibliophile space, the first volume, which contains a consistent chapter dedicated to Romania is special, as well as for the third volume which contains, included in the geography of Austro-Hungary, a good chapter reserved for Transylvania.
Dimensions
width 20 cm, height 27.5 cm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Detalii
The work was published by Hachette in Paris, over the years 1876-1894, in 19 massive volumes, (Vol 1. - 1876 1012 p.: il... [6] h. color; Vol. 2 - 1877- 936 p.: il. Vol. 3 - 1878 - 982 p. il., [10] h, color; Vol, 4 - 1879 - 970 p.: il., [6] h. color; Vol. 5 - 1880: 944 p.: il., [6] h. color: Vol. 6 - 1881- 918 p.: il.. [8] h. color; Vol. 7 - 1882- 885 p.: il.. [7] h. color; Vol. 8 - 1883 - 951 p. : il.: Vol. 9 - 1884 : 951 p.: il.: Vol. 10 - 1885: 639 p.: [6] h. color. Vol. 11- 1886 : 917 p.; il. Vol. 12 - 750 p.: il.; Vol. 13- 1888: 878 p. : il., [5] h. color; Vol. 14 - 1889: 1004 p. il., [4] h. color: Vol. 15 - 1890. - 723 p.: il.; Vol. 16 - 1892- 846 p. : il.. [5] h. color; Vol. 17 - 1891 - 932 p.: il. [4] h. color; Vol. 18- 1893: 847 p. : il. : Vol. 19 - 1894: 824 p. : il. with index.). The copies are elegantly printed on quality paper and richly illustrated, having a special artistic binding well preserved for the publisher.
The work is attributed to Jacques Elisee Reclus (b. Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde). 15.03.1830 - d. Thourou (Belgium). 04.07.1905), one of the most interesting figures of the nineteenth-century French.
The son of a Calvinist pastor, Elisee Reclus has a very interesting evolution. In 1858 he was initiated in the Masonic lodge "Les Émules d'Hiram" of the Grand Orient of France, a member of the first Communist International, an anarchist theoretician, close to M.Bakunin, P. Koropkin and Jean Grave and a fighter of the Commune, he managed to be, as much as engaged in the political left, as prolific a publicist.
In 1858 he became a member of the Society of Geography and was hired by Hachette to initiate and lead the series of travel guides that the publisher intended to publish, a position that offered him a number of trips in almost all of Western Europe.
His first major geography work that was to ensure his fame was "La Terre description des phénomènes de la vie du globe", in two volumes published by Hachette in 1868-1869, then, starting in 1876, at the same publishing house, appeared the 19 volumes of the monumental "Nouvelle géographie universelle: la terre et les homes", which immediately met great success, being translated and published in many countries on all continents.
The work, a remarkable scientific and editorial achievement, enjoying a beautiful graphic outfit, is a valuable bibliophile piece. For the Romanian bibliophile space, the first volume, which contains a consistent chapter dedicated to Romania is special, as well as for the third volume which contains, included in the geography of Austro-Hungary, a good chapter reserved for Transylvania.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 20 cm, height 27.5 cm
Similar lots
96. Lot of two badges and miniature "Scouting of Romania", interwar period
Starting price
EUR 100
Sold
EUR 200
166. Photograph illustrating Queen Maria, Julietta photographic studio, Bucharest, 1930s, in a frame decorated in Neo-Brâncovenesc style
Starting price
EUR 175
Sold
EUR 300
127. "The Bucharest that is leaving", by Henri Stahl, Bucharest, 1933, with the author's dedication
Starting price
EUR 50
Sold
EUR 100
