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Types et Uniformes: L'Armée Française par Édouard Detaille; texte par Jules Richard
by Detaille, Jean Baptiste Edouard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Boussod, Valadon et Cie, 1889. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 volumes bound together: [2], 128, [4] p., frontispiece and 32 color plates; [4], 116, [8] p., frontispiece and 28 color plates: many in-text drawings; 49 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment and gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled paper over boards. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Issued in 16 parts in portfolios. Title pages in red and black, with vignette. Contents: vol. 1. États-majors -- Écoles -- Infanterie -- Cavalerie; vol. 2. Armes spéciales -- Corps indigènes -- Corps auxiliaires -- Marine. The artist Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) was the official painter of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and became famous for his paintings of soldiers, military life and manoeuvres, and uniforms, all of which are included in this impressive volume. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; text and plates are clean and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007032
- Title
- Types et Uniformes: L'Armée Française par Édouard Detaille; texte par Jules Richard
- Author
- Detaille, Jean Baptiste Edouard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boussod, Valadon et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; European History; Art, Photography, & Antiques;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- Fine
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- Edges
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