Charles Cloue (5 results)

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R260129882: 1952. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 278 pages. Partie des pages non coupées. . . . Classification Dewey : 610-Sciences médicales. Médecine.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. French text, 67 pp., table and figures in text, 1 large folding map: 'Marche du Cyclone', printed grey soft covers as published, lightly faded and rubbed round edges, otherwise copy clean inside and in good condition. Georges Charles Cloué (1817-1889) was a French naval officer, colonial administrator and politician. He rose to the rank of vice admiral and took part in the French intervention in Mexico. He then became governor of Martinique from 30 August 1871 to 1874. He was Minister for the Navy and the Colonies from 23 September 1880 to 13 November 1881 in Jules Ferry's first ministry. #36059.

L'Amiral commence .Vous avez bien voulu accueillir favorablement la demande que je vous ai adressée, en faveur d'un matelot des Douanes qui demande à se rapprocher de Lorient. Je suis très flatté des termes dans lesquels vous m'avez annoncé que vous consentiez sur ma recommandation, à faire fléchir les règlements. Il craint cependant qu'il n'y ait eu une erreur de personne et si tel était le cas sa demande aurait .pour résultat de changer de poste un préposé qui se trouve peut-être très bien où il est ? Il ajoute en P.S. .Une note que je retrouve dit : Le Barzic douanier à Saint-Marc près St Nazaire Loire inférieure. Je ne voyais que St Marc près Brest, veuillez m'excuser.

Edition : Signed by the author, a presentation piece, Contemporary crimson half morocco, matching marbled boards with gilt rules. Spine in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt rules and decorations on 1,3,4,5, and 6. Gilt text on 2. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Text is in French. Atlas volume only. This is a series of highly detailed maps of Newfoundland by French Rear Admiral Georges-Charles Cloue? during the mid 19th century. The maps serve as ?pilot guides?; maps to help sailors navigate the waters around the island. Cloue? (1817-1889) was not only a Naval Officer but also a colonial administrator and politician over the course of his life. As Rear Admiral he participated during the French intervention in Mexico and then, in 1871, he became the Governor of Martinique. , Size : Large Folio (680x520mm)., Illustrated with 41 maps (12 double page and 29 single page). The quarto text volume not available here., This book was a gift from Cloue? to the Manitoban Minister of Agriculture, and former Premier of Manitoba, Marc-Amable Girard and is signed in his own pen with the note ?Offert a Mousieur Girard, Ministre de l?Agriculture et du Commerce, De?pute?, pour m, References : O?Dea, 747 A fine example of this signed, scarce work. Maps are crisp and clear.

10 volumes In-4 , 160pp. numeros disponibles : 55 a 59 , 61 a 64 , 66 , annees completes disponibles sur demande ,