Recueil d'Historiques de l'Infanterie Française [Signed]
by Andolenko, Commandant
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1949. Signed, numbered first edition. Number 30. Hard cover in cloth and limp boards. Published Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1949. 4to., 8 3/4" x 12", 317pp. Text in French. Pale green cloth with gilt titles. Signed by Andolenko on fly leaf. Russian born Serge Andolenko, served admirably as French military officer, rising to the rank of brigade général of the French Army. "A passionate historian, he was renowned for several publications on the French Army and the Imperial Russian Army." Work covers all infantry regiments, including infantry of the foot hunters, the Zouaves, the foreign legion, the Moroccan riflemen, the African light infantry and the Moroccan Goums. Some uniform sun fade to the spine, dust foxing on top edge of page block, else near fine, clean, bright, unmarked. A beautiful copy.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010290
- Title
- Recueil d'Historiques de l'Infanterie Française [Signed]
- Author
- Andolenko, Commandant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Imprimerie Nationale
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; England & Europe; Military;
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