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GUIMET (Émile).

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Japanese walks. Drawings from nature by Felix Regamey. Paris, G. Charpentier, 1878, 4°, 212 p., bradel demi-toile brune à coins, smooth spine titled in gold, cover cons./ IDEM. Promenades japonaises. Tokio-Nikko. Drawings by Félix Regamey. Same edition, 1880, 4°, 288 p., same rel. Rare reunion of the 2 volumes. Émile Guimet (1836-1918), was an industrialist and art collector. He was passionate about the civilizations he studied during his many travels. His Asian collections gave birth to the National Museum of Asian Arts which bears his name.