[CITROËN EXPEDITION] - Lot 386

[CITROËN EXPEDITION] Alexandre IACOVLEFF Drawings and Paintings from Africa, created during the Citroën Central Africa Expedition, Second Haardt-Audouin-Dubreuil Mission; edited by Lucien Vogel and published by Jules Meynial. Paris, 1927. Folio-sized portfolio with lacing, made of unbleached sheepskin and canvas, with the publisher’s flaps. Slipcase is damaged and soiled. Copy No. 581, dated May 1, 1927. The folio-sized text, titled on the second half-title page as *Croquis de route et notes de voyage* (*Road Sketches and Travel Notes*), is illustrated with sketches comprising 30 unnumbered pages on Madagascar paper—including the half-title pages, title page, and colophon—and bound in black silk with white and red motifs. Complete set of 49 color plates numbered 1 through 50. The first plate is double-sided and numbered 1–2. Plates 3 through 50 are single-sided. A few minor imperfections in the paper; the mounting paper on the first plate is slightly yellowed. Rare.