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par M. Du Bois-Aymé., First independent edition, printed in a low press run and taken from the previous year's "Déscription de l'Égypte", which had published the results of Napoléon's Egyptian expedition. Jean Marie Joseph Du Bois-Aymé (1779-1846) had participated as "membre de la Commission des sciences et des arts d'Égypte". - Some waterstaining, foxing and browning. Old ink notes regarding the law of fee-tail on rear pastedown. Untrimmed, uncut copy from the author's own collection: t. p. stamped on reverse, with ms. note "Provient de M. du Bois-Aymé, propriétaire à Meylan"., Main Heritage Shelves General, DS36.9.A1 D83 1810, Book, Item-ID: i16817394, BIB-ID: 1507118 |