- RARE -

BREITTMAYER (Albert, 1831-1911).

Inauguration du canal maritime de l'isthme de Suez : notes de voyage. 

(Lyon): Imprimerie H. Storck, n.d. [1874, per Worldcat]. First, only edition. 35pp. Blue printed wraps. Ex-libris: 'U.S. Geological Society Library 1882 exchanged' and NYSL stamps on upper cover. Size: 4to (27.5cm x 18.3cm).

Good only condition. Pale brown mark on upper wrap, which carries forward in a much ligher way to edge of first two text leaves. Fore-edge of cover seemingly lightly trimmed, and light wear to the other edges. Paper covering to spine has partially worn away. Binding loose, and essentially text block split along spine into two parts (though in fact still just held together by binder's string). Otherwise page bright and clean. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.

⁂ Rare - Worldcat notes only a handful of copies of this travelogue by ALbert Breittmayer along the recently opened Suez Canal.