L’Homme aux yeux de verre. Aventures au Dahomey

The book “L’homme Aux Yeux De Verre: Aventures Au Dahomey” (“The Man with Glass Eyes: Adventures in Dahomey”), written by A.M. Rossi and F. Méaulle in French and published in Toulouse, in 1892, serves as a vivid example of late 19th-century adventure literature. This lavishly illustrated edition, designed with the participation of renowned French artists-engravers, takes the reader to the exotic world of West Africa, capturing the atmosphere of colonial expeditions, dangers, and unexpected twists of fate. This rare edition is preserved in the Rare Books Collection of the Presidential Library as a valuable testament to colonial fiction and artistic design of its era.