1909. P. DIEULEFILS. L'Indo-Chine pittoresque & monumentale. Tonkin - Annam, Hanoi, Éditions artistiques de P. Dieulefils. Undated copy (circa 1909). In-4° oblong, bound in brown percaline with corners, smooth spine, imitation leather boards, gilt title. Preface in three languages and 183 photographic reproductions in 76 plates mounted on tabs with captions in French, English and German, the illustrations also captioned in Chinese. Dieulefils edited three different publications on the region. The title presented here is the rarest in the collection. Dimensions: 29x39 cm. (Wear to cover).

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