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STODDARD JOHN L. 
Colonial Portfolio Depicting the Landscapes, Towns and Industries of French Possessions and Dependencies as well as countries which, although not actually under our protectorate, are nevertheless part of colonial France, because of their customs, traditions and language. 33 x 27cm, photographs by John Stoddart

12 complete fascicles, i.e. 192 pages, (some fringed edges sometimes, green paper cover detached or split at the back sometimes, traces of watering on the outside margins of the text otherwise good condition, all in a red cloth cardboard case decorated with a composition signed A. Souze, binding signed Magnier, closed with laces, bad condition , (rubbed edges,head cape damaged).

Example of the content of the first 2 series:

Art Series No. 1: The Papuans, Montreal, The Hanoi Racecourse, The Bamboos of the Coromandel Coast …

     Art Series No. 2: The Streets of Old Algiers, Montreal under the Snow, The Grinder of Cairo, The Rack Railway… 

       THE WERNER COMPANY OF CHICAGO, 1895. 16-page booklet, illustrated with black and white photos.

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Colonial Portfolio Depicting the Landscapes, Towns and Industries of French Possessions and Dependencies as well as countries which, although not actually under our protectorate, are nevertheless part of colonial France, because of their customs, traditions and language. 33 x 27cm, photographs by John Stoddart 12 complete fascicles, i.e. 192 pages, (some fringed edges sometimes, green paper cover detached or split at the back sometimes, traces of watering on the outside margins of the text otherwise good condition, all in a red cloth cardboard case decorated with a composition signed A. Souze, binding signed Magnier, closed with laces, bad condition , (rubbed edges,head cape damaged).      Art Series No. 2: The Streets of Old Algiers, Montreal under the Snow, The Grinder of Cairo, The Rack