The wonders of nature
MUNERELLE & LEMAITRE.
Les phénomènes et les curiosités de la nature. Texte par Munerelle. Dessins par Lemaitre.
Strasbourg, Paris, Derivaux, Arthus-Bertrand, Martinon, 1856. Large 4to. With lithographed aquatint printed in sepia on title with a view of a burning vulcano, and 37 full-page colour-printed lithographed plates, beautifully finished by hand and glazed, all depicting natural phenomena, such as a sun-rise, a storm, a rainbow, the Niagara Falls, Geysers, The Andes, the Nile, the Vesuvius, a jungle, the steppe, cliffs, mines, the tide, the Poles, a cyclone, an undersea volcano, etc., also including natural disasters, like a flood, an earthquake, and an avalanche. Original gold-stamped half brown leather. [92] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
Strasbourg, Paris, Derivaux, Arthus-Bertrand, Martinon, 1856. Large 4to. With lithographed aquatint printed in sepia on title with a view of a burning vulcano, and 37 full-page colour-printed lithographed plates, beautifully finished by hand and glazed, all depicting natural phenomena, such as a sun-rise, a storm, a rainbow, the Niagara Falls, Geysers, The Andes, the Nile, the Vesuvius, a jungle, the steppe, cliffs, mines, the tide, the Poles, a cyclone, an undersea volcano, etc., also including natural disasters, like a flood, an earthquake, and an avalanche. Original gold-stamped half brown leather. [92] pp. Full description
