Bidspirit auction | ROSELLY DE LORGUES Antoine-François-Félix

ROSELLY DE LORGUES Antoine-François-Félix - Christophe Colomb, 1ª Edição - ROSELLY DE LORGUES Antoine-François-Félix, 1879. Published in 1879 by the prestigious Victor Palmé publishing house in Paris, this is the remarkable first illustrated edition of Christopher Columbus's biography. The work boasts a luxurious and meticulous editorial design, notable for its wide engraved borders on all pages, depicting maritime scenes, landscapes, and monuments alluding to the discoveries. The volume is profusely illustrated, incorporating five magnificent chromolithographs and a color map, which give the work a high artistic and documentary value. The copy, with 580 pages and a format of 19.5 x 28.8 cm, has a high-quality binding executed by the renowned bookbinder Engel. The volume also retains an original bookplate with a collector's annotation, attesting to its provenance and the care taken in its preservation over time. This is a reference edition for bibliophiles and historians, combining the technical excellence of 19th-century engraving with biographical rigor, making it a piece of manifest value and rare elegance for any specialized library.