8vo. 544 pp., contemporary half-calf with marbled boards, slightly rubbed round edges, gilt on raised spine, Ex-libris Bookplate of Charles Cousin-Montauban, scattered foxing, Duke of Palikao in 1862, Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1863.

Synopsis

Rare documents. Statistics and documentation on the land status in Algeria. [COPAC]. The volume includes a reproduction of the letter written by the Emperor Napoleon to Maréchal Pélissier, Duke of Malakoff, explaining that the locals are under his protection, and have a right to own their own land. COPAC holds one copy at the British Library.