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SCHÖDL, GÜNTER (Herausgeber).
Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas - Land an der Donau.
Reichlich in Schwarzweiß illustriert.
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STEVENSON, WILLIAM.
Der Löwe von Afrika.
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STORM, THEODOR.
Aus Theodor Storm's Heimat. Beiliegender Text: Eine Halligfahrt von Theodor Storm. 22 eingeklebte Photographien von Ernst Payns.
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SUPPAN, ARNOLD.
Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas - Zwischen Adria und Karawanken.
Reichlich in Schwarzweiß und Farbe illustriert.
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TRADEL, HERMANN (Herausgegebeb im Auftarag der Wittheit zu Bremen)
Niederdeutsches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde. Jahrgang 22.
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VACCARO, TONY.
Entering Germany 1944-1949. Text in englisch, deutsch und französisch.
Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen.
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Hammann, Otto.
Der neue Kurs: Erinnerungen.
Crown octavo. Pp. viii, 160. Footnotes, index. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original grey cloth, lettered in black and green, bit spotted, small private stamp inside. In good condition.
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Cole, Brigadier D. H.
Imperial Military Geography: The Geographical Background of the Defence Problems of the British Commonwealth.
Octavo. Pp. x, 318. With 17 folding maps. Errata slip tipped-in. Hardcover, original light blue cloth, spine lettered in black; inscription to endpaper and to title. In a very good condition. ~ Tenth edition.
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Jähns, Max.
Das französische Heer von der grossen Revolution bis zur Gegenwart: Eine kulturhistorische Studie.
Octavo. Pp. xvi, 800. Footnotes. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half calf, spine with gilt raised bands between compartments, blind tooling along boards, marbled edges, top of joint tender. In about fine condition. ~ First edition. From the contemporary library of Master of Laws F. C. Koch, with his handsome bookplate.
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Goßler, von (Editor).
Felddienst-Ordnung.
Small octavo. Pp. 230. Plus 18 pp. Appendix: Sach-Register. Plus a suite of 6 (chromo) lithograph plates, some of which heightened with gold, depicting various military standards and flags, 3 folding plans (two of which in colour) i.e. "Zeiteintheilung für die grosseren Truppenübungen des a-ten Armeekorps," "Zeiteintheilung für die besonderen Kavallerie-Uebungen in Bezirk des b-ten Armee-Korps," and "Parade-Aufstellung des a-ten Armeekorps." With 5 full-page line-drawn plans showing schematic order of various military emplacements. Notes, bibliography, index. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt shelf-number at foot of spine; spine worn in places. In good condition, uncommonly crisp internally. ~ Field Service Regulations of the German Army.
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Freytag-Loringhoven, Frhrn. v.; Otto von Sothen.
Geschultes Volksheer oder Miliz? Kriegslehren aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. [AND:] Vom Kriegswesen im 19. Jahrhundert. [LOT OF 2 BOOKS].
Lot of 2 books. Crown octavo. Pp. 116. Set in Gothic type. Original grey wrappers lettered in red and green; old labels to spine, institutional stamps and marks to cover and title. In a very good condition. ~ Second edition. [AND:] Otto von Sothen: "Vom Kriegswesen im 19. Jahrhundert." (Leipzig, Teubner, 1904). First edition. Crown octavo. Pp. 138. Plus 2 pages of publisher's ads. With 9 line-drawn maps, some full- or double-page. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original decorated publisher's cloth; old institutional stamps and marks, shelf label to cover. In a very good condition.
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Mühsam, Kurt.
Deutsche Heerführer im Kriege 1914. Ihr Werden und Wirken, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes bound in one. Octavo. Pp. 78; 78. Plus 5 full-page portraits to each volume. Publisher's ads. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original cloth-backed boards, cover lettered in gilt; private ownership stamp. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ Second, improved and expanded edition.
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Tanera, Carl. Illustrated by Ernst Zimmer.
Die Befreiungskriege 1813 bis 1815.
Crown octavo. Pp. viii, 392, (8) publisher's ads. Plus 15 plates including frontispiece, 4 folding lithographed maps, printed in two- and three colours. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original decorated buckram, printed in red and black; private ownership stamp inside. In a very good condition.
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Edwards, Kenneth.
Uneasy Oceans.
8vo. Pp. vii, 382. Frontispiece. Plus 6 extending naval maps bound at rear, and 15 halftone plates, with illustrated endpapers as general view. Index. Hardcover, original light blue cloth, spine gilt. In a very good condition. (Small sticker to foot of spine; brown offset from bookseller ticket.) Clean copy. ~ First edition.
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Heilmann, Johann.
Das Kriegswesen der Kaiserlichen und Schweden zur Zeit des dreißigjährigen Krieges, mit Rücksichtnahme auf Aufbringung, Ergänzung, Unterhalt und Kriegszucht der Truppen, nebst den Schlachten bei Breitenfeld und Lützen.
Octavo. Pp. 397, (2). Frontispiece. With 2 extended maps, printed on thick paper, bound in. Hardcover, original Bordeaux red cloth, spine gilt, with dust-jacket (this very good, sunned, discoloured). In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ Facsimile reprint of the 1850 Leipzig edition. Scarce.
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Rosinski, Herbert. Edited by Gordon A. Craig. Introduction by Carl Hans Hermann.
Die Deutsche Armee: Eine Analyse.
8vo. Pp. 336. Footnotes, index. Hardcover, original metallic grey cloth, spine in black and gilt, with illustrated dust-jacket (very good), printed on the insides with publisher's ads. Book in excellent condition. Fine copy. ~ First German edition.
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Raab, Karl.
Entwicklung der Militärmusik vom 17. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. [Zinnfiguren].
Quarto. Pp. 54. Copier produced edition as issued, printed on recto only. With over 100 schematic illustrations, depicting formation of various military orchestras and bands, with legend. Bibliography. Ring-bound brown card wrappers, with illustrated cover laid down. In fine condition. ~ Exceedingly scarce. A remarkable enterprise, intended for military model makers, collectors, and exhibition designers who wish to set their tin military musicians in the appropriate formation.
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Schönpflug, Fritz, Ulrich Ewald, Minna Pixner.
Preußens Gloria.
Royal octavo. Pp. 64. With 24 colour plates. Hardcover, original pictorial cloth. In new condition. Excellent. ~ First edition.
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Marcks, Erich, Ernst von Eisenhart Rothe, and Oskar Karstedt.
Paul von Hindenburg: Als Mensch, Staatsmann, Feldherr.
Royal octavo. Pp. 222. Portrait frontispiece and facsimile. Photographic album with numerous (helio)gravure plates, printed in tinted ink on one side of the leaf with explanatory notes on the preceding verso. Map. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original brown cloth, lettered in black. In fine condition. (Old private ownership stamp). A lovely copy. ~ First edition. With an exquisitely produced gravures.
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Baunard, Mgr.
Le général de Sonis. D'après ses papiers et sa correspondance.
Octavo. Pp. xv, 576. Aquatint heliogravure frontispiece plate of fine quality. Appendix. Hardcover, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, bit rubbed. Cloth inner hinges. In a very good condition. (Old institutional stamps; some spotting.) Nice copy. ~ Quarante-deuxième édition, revue et augmentée.
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Guérin, Léon.
Les marins illustres de la France.
Duodecimo. Pp. 463. Engraved frontispiece by Rouargue Frères, with facing tissue guard. Plus 3 other fine engravings by the same, each with facing tissue guards. Engraved title vignette. Hardcover, bound in contemporary red quarter calf over matching panelled boards, gilt ornate spine in compartments, raised bands, all edges gilt, white silken endpapers; spotting. In about fine condition. A very handsome copy. ~ This edition should not to be confused with the popular Belin-Leprieur book of the same title (1845, reprint 1861). The present edition is distinguished by the inclusion of fine copperplates engravings, the work of F. Chardon.
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Weygand, Général.
Histoire de l'armée Française.
Quarto. Pp. 395. Plus (Helio)gravure frontispiece. Illustrated title-page and final page. Plus 12 full-colour or tinted (helio)gravure plates. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous illustrations, printed in (helio)gravures, reproducing art, maps, artifacts, and documents, including a double-page artwork. Illustrated initials, head- and tail-pieces. Bound in the original stiff-card binding with integrated dust-jacket printed in red, with armorial decoration embossed in silver onto cover and spine; small contemporary shelf label. In about fine condition. A remarkably neat copy internally. ~ First, limited edition. Exceptionally rich in superbly reproduced illustrations.
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Houssaye, Henri [Henry], Jean de Mitty, Francois Coppée, Henri D'Alméras, Jules Mazé, Henri Guerlin, Maurice Barrès. Illustrations by JOB [Jean Onfroy de Breville].
La vieille Garde impériale. Série 11A No. 1142. Illustrations de JOB.
Quarto. Pp. 318. Plus coloured frontispiece of mounted Napoleon exploring the battlefield via a monocular. Plus 3 other coloured plates, several monochromatic plates, text illustrations, head- and tail-pieces, etc. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's green full cloth, cover richly decorated and lettered in gilt, spine bit faded, corner-tips trifle chafed, occasionally a spot or trace of browning inside. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ The seven authors, and JOB, dedicate a chapter to each of the Corps of the Old Imperial Guard: Napoléon a l'armée; Les Colonels généraux; Les Grenadiers a pied; Les Grenadiers Hollandais; Les Marins; Les Vétérans; Les Gendarmerie d'élite; Les Grenadiers a cheval; Les Dragons; Les Chasseurs a cheval; Les Mameloucks; Les Lanciers Polonais; Les Lanciers rouges; L'Artillerie a pied; L'Artillerie a cheval; Les Sapeurs du génie; Le Train d'artillerie; La Garde. The coloured plates are the result of using several metal line blocks, each for adding a different colour, a complicated and delicate process, now obsolete, which was invented in the early 1850's by Firmin Gillot.
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Warner, Philip.
Army Life in the '90s [ninety's].
Royal quarto. Pp. 144. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, original copper cloth, spine gilt, with dust-jacket. In fine condition. Flawless copy, practically unused. ~ First edition. The British Army at the end of nineteenth century as represented on the pages of "Naval and Army Illustrated".
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Neff, Wilhelm.
Geschichte des Infanterie-Regiments von Goeben (2. Rheinischen) nr. 28. Im Auftrage des Regiments verfaßt. [Mannschafts-Ausgabe].
Royal octavo. Pp. xx, 383. Composite frontispiece with 9 portraits printed in fine collotype. Plus 2 hand-coloured lithographs of uniform studies, one slightly smudged; one fine fold-out lithograph map printed in brown ink; several facsimile letters; four (of five) large folding lithograph maps, tipped-in and in rear pocket. With letterpress maps, some full-page, to the text. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, contemporary cloth-backed boards with original printed wrappers and spine laid down; small tear to title-page without loss. Fair copy, very good maps and plates. ~ First edition. The scarce "Mannschafts-Ausgabe".
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Gäfgen, Hans. Bildern von Gerhard Ulrich.
Blücher.
Crown octavo. Pp. 80. With pen-and-ink drawings and 4 maps. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's boards; private ownership stamp inside. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
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Keller, Gerard.
Het beleg van Parijs in 1870-1871.
Royal octavo. Pp. 204. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous engravings, many of which are full- or double-page. Set in double columns. Hardcover, original richly decorated red cloth blocked in black and gilt, lower board blind stamped, spine gilt. Patterned endpapers. In a very good condition. A nice copy. ~ Second concise edition. Very richly illustrated.
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Farrère, Claude. Illustrations de Charles Fouqueray.
La Bataille. [Auguste Blaizot Edition]. [WITH HAND-COLOURED PLATES].
Quarto. Pp. (vi) dedication leaf, preface, 274. Title-page printed in red and black. Hand-coloured lithograph to title, and 106 other hand-coloured lithographs, some of which are full-page. Initials printed in red. Footnotes. Uncut. Original card wrappers with integrated dust-jacket of heavy paper, lithographed and hand-coloured. Handsome bookplate to prelim. In exceptionally fine condition. ~ First edition. Printed in a limited edition of 350 copies on hand-made paper, of which this copy is number 330. Text printed in 1922 by Jacoub et Aulard, Paris. The fine illustrations were lithographed by Maurice Potin three years later. In this edition they are hand-coloured in aquarelle.
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Bellangé, Hippolyte.
[Histoire de l'Empereur Napoléon] "Chevau-Léger (Francais), 1812" (caption title). [Collection des types de tous les corps et des uniformes militaires de la République et de l'Empire.] [ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURED PRINT].
Original single-sheet, hand-coloured print of fine quality. Overall size 24.5 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper with ample margins. Bearing at foot the legend "Chevau-Léger (Francais), 1812". Fine (occasional very light spotting). - - Write for a full list of these prints. - - Beautiful, exquisitely produced print from a highly acclaimed work, Bellangé's hallmark series of Napoleonic military uniforms. It is rich in fine details and delicately hand-coloured by contemporary hand. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced archival paper. Colas 287. Glasser p. 59/60.
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[Franco-Prussian War; Deutsch-Französischer Krieg; Illustrierte Geschichte des Krieges 1870/71] [PRINT].
Original single-sheet engraving. Overall size ca. 30 x 22 cm; good margins. Bearing at foot a legend set in Gothic type. Printed on verso. Fine (possible minor marginal imperfections; image flawless.) - - Write for a full list of these prints. - - During the seven months of the war, dramatic sketches of the battlefields and horrifying images of life under fire appeared in print, mostly in periodicals and special publications. This print is a fine example of a scarce survivor. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced archival paper.
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Pflugk-Harttung, J. v., Joh. H. Been.
1813-1815. Geïllustreerde geschiedenis van den vrijheidsoorlog. Met 301 platen in den text, 43 kunstplaten en 17 bijlagen, benevens de geschiedenis van onze verlossing. [Illustrierte Geschichte der Befreiungskriege 1813-1815].
Royal quarto. Pp. viii, 397. Double-page tinted frontispiece.Plus numerous plates, some double-page, and tipped-in facsimiles. With 301 illustrations to the text. Hardcover, bound in the original pictorial cloth with original pictorial cover, head of spine worn. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First Dutch edition. Translated from the German "Illustrierte Geschichte der Befreiungskriege 1813-1815". Lavishly illustrated, documenting the German War for Independence against Napoleonic France. Includes a chapter on the Dutch fight for liberation.
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Pflugk-Harttung, J. v., Joh. H. Been.
1813-1815. Geïllustreerde geschiedenis van den vrijheidsoorlog. Met 301 platen in den text, 43 kunstplaten en 17 bijlagen, benevens de geschiedenis van onze verlossing. [Illustrierte Geschichte der Befreiungskriege 1813-1815].
Royal quarto. Pp. viii, 397. Double-page tinted frontispiece.Plus numerous plates, some double-page, and tipped-in facsimiles. With 301 illustrations to the text. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth with original pictorial cover laid-down. In a very good condition. ~ First Dutch edition. Translated from the German "Illustrierte Geschichte der Befreiungskriege 1813-1815". Lavishly illustrated, documenting the German War for Independence against Napoleonic France. Includes a chapter on the Dutch fight for liberation.
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Rentzell, [Dagobert] Von.
Geschichte des Garde-Jäger-Bataillons. 1744 bis 1894. Nebst einem Anhang: Die 1. Kompagnie des I. Reserve-Jäger-Bataillons im Feldzuge 1870/71.
Crown quarto. Pp. x, 396. Plus fine aquatint heliogravure portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II, with his facsimile signature, as frontispiece. Plus engraved portrait of Friedrichs des Großen. Plus 6 superb chromolithograph plates, finished by hand, all printed on heavy paper, each with facing tissue guard, bound-in. Plus 10 folding lithograph maps and battle plans, mostly printed in two colours, some large, tipped-in or bound at rear. Approbation leaf with the Kaiser's facsimile signature. Footnotes, 7 appendices. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original attractive full cloth, cover elaborately decorated, with the royal regiment's crest gilt-stamped within gilt border and with 4 large, ornate corner-pieces; spine lettered and decorated in gilt; lower board blind stamped; brown foliage endpapers. In fine condition. A very handsome copy, in a fine state of preservation. Excellent. ~ Second, revised edition; the first published in 1889. A very impressive production covering the history of this famous battalion. The six uniform studies by G. Kriekel are particularly charming. The chromolithographs are finely printed by C. L. Keller of Berlin with rich, dense dyes, and the hand-finishing touches add depth and gloss. With excellent cartography.
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Blumenthal, Albrecht Graf von.
Tagebücher des Generalfeldmarschalls Graf von Blumenthal, aus den Jahren 1866 und 1870/1871.
Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 286, (2) publisher's ads. Collotype frontispiece portrait. Plus one photo-plate and four-page facsimile letter tipped-in at rear. Footnotes. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original sea-green cloth, gilt lettered and decorated, chalked brown endpapers, sprinkled edges, cloth ribbon marker; tissue guards spotted, minor splits to spine head. In a very good condition. Nice copy. ~ First edition. Loosely inserted is a half-page clip from "Der Mecklenburger Nachrichten" of January 5, 1902, with a very large article about the "Tagebücher"
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Langermann und Erlencamp, [Rudolf] Freiherr von; [Werner Eugen Paul Konstantin] von Voigts-Rhetz.
Geschichte des Großherzoglich Mecklenburgischen Grenadier-Regiments Nr. 89.
Thick royal octavo. Pp. (vi), 635, (1). Fine collotype frontispiece plate, a composite of portraits, emblem, and crests, set within elaborate design. Plus 8 other collotype plates of which 2 are full-page portraits, each with a facsimile signature; 3 are composites of portrait vignettes within ornamental designs; and 3 are fine pictorial views. Plus 3 excellent chromolithograph plates of uniforms, printed on thick white card. Plus 10 maps, of which 6 are printed separately and bound in, some printed in colour, one fold-out. Plus large folding map, printed in black, red, and blue on thick paper, tipped-in at rear. Two fold-out tables. Elaborate initial, depicting the Regiment's standards. Numerous tables throughout the text, appendices, extended indices, registers of officers' names. Title-page with Royal regimental crest. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original ivory cloth, upper cover with Royal regimental crest in gilt relief, set within gilt panel with 4 ornamental corner-pieces, gilt frame and border; lower cover with gilt relief sunburst medal, set within similar panel; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Golden foliage endpapers; bevelled boards; all edges dyed red. In a very fine condition (some spotting to few leaves). A very beautiful copy, superbly preserved. ~ First edition. Provenance: From the private library of J. L. Wagner, 1st Lieutenant Jagers, with his contemporary signature to title.
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Le Militaire. Journal Militaire Universel Économique. Première Année.
Octavo. Pp. 955, 11. Tables. Hardcover, contemporary half calf and marbled boards. In about fine condition internally (old stamps). Binding is poor, spine gone, boards weak. A rather crisp interior. ~ First edition. First year of this important journal on military economy.
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Martinet; Bullura. [By various etchers].
[Premier Empire] La France Militaire: Suite of 12 Original Copperplate Etchings [MILITARY UNIFORMS; SITES & LANDSCAPES].
A suite of 12 original copperplate etchings, on 6 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 270 x 180 mm. With two impressions on each print, measuring ca. 90 x 110 mm each. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees, affecting 2-3 images). - - First edition. Martinet and Bullura, along others, are signed on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Various craftsmen signatures, succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved", implying he who has drawn on the metal. The prints, involving both etching and engraving, depict various scenes of uniformed soldiers and officers. Represented are Dragons de la Garde de Paris; Ingénieurs Geographes; Chasseur à cheval, Compagnie d'Elite; Officier d'ordonnance; and Maréchal de l'Empire. Furthermore included views of military life and some battle scenes. The accompanying general views of places and sites are all identified by name and location. An impressive visual representation of the military and landscapes of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce.
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Bullura; Couché, e.a. [By various etchers].
[Premier Empire] La France Militaire: Suite of 21 Original Copperplate Etchings [COSTUMES & VIEWS; PORTRAITS].
A suite of 21 original copperplate etchings, on 7 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 270 x 180 mm. Each print has 3 images; one ca. 95 x 110 mm, and two ca. 85 x 55 mm each, on a single impression. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees, hardly affecting image. One print very foxed). - - First edition. Bullura and Couché, along others, are signed on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Various craftsmen signatures, succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved", implying he who has drawn on the metal. The prints, involve both etching and engraving. Each depicts a single costume study of the period, or a general view, and two, very fine portraits of leading (military) personage. An impressive visual representation of the human landscape of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce.
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Martinet. [By various etchers].
[Premier Empire] La France Militaire: Suite of 21 Original Copperplate Etchings [MILITARY UNIFORMS & PORTRAITS].
A suite of 21 original copperplate etchings, on 7 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 270 x 180 mm. Each print has 3 images; one ca. 95 x 110 mm, and two ca. 85 x 55 mm each, on a single impression. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees, slightly affecting image here and there). - - First edition. Martinet and Couché, along others, are signed on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Various craftsmen signatures, succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved", implying he who has drawn on the metal. The prints, involve both etching and engraving. Each depicts a single military uniform study, and two, very fine portraits of leading (military) personage. Represented are Chasseur and Vétéran of the Troupes Toscanes; Russian Tartares de la Garde and Cosaques de l'Oural; Tambour, Grenadier, and carabinier of the Russian Garde Imperiale; Sapeur and Tambour of the Infanterie; and officers of the Troupes Hongroises. There are also two military views, one of which is the battlefield scene of the Mort de Désaix. An impressive visual representation of the military and human landscape of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce.
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Bullura. [By various etchers].
[Premier Empire] La France Militaire: Suite of 6 Original Copperplate Etchings [VIEWS, SITES & LANDSCAPES].
A suite of 6 original copperplate etchings for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 180 x 270 mm. Image size ca. 110 x 155 mm. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees; images clean). - - First edition. Bullura, along others, is signed on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Various craftsmen signatures, succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved", implying he who has drawn on the metal. The prints, involving both etching and engraving, depict various general views of places, landscapes, and sites, all identified by name and location. An impressive visual representation of the landscapes of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce. ADDED: 2 similar prints, foxed.
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Monin. Engraved by Laguillermie and Ramboz.
[Premier Empire] La France Militaire: Suite of 9 Original Copperplate Engravings [MAPS].
A suite of 9 original copperplate engravings, on 7 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 180 x 270 mm. Two prints have 2 impressions on each, measuring ca. 90 x 110. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees, affecting some images). - - First edition. Monin, as well as the engravers Laguillermie et Ramboz, are signed on the metal. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce.
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Bullura. [By various etchers].
[Premier Empire] La France Militaire: Suite of 12 Original Copperplate Etchings [VIEWS, SITES & LANDSCAPES].
A suite of 12 original copperplate etchings, on 6 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 270 x 180 mm. With two impressions on each print, measuring ca. 90 x 110 mm each. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees, a single spot to one image). - - First edition. Bullura, along others, is signed on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Various craftsmen signatures, succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved", implying he who has drawn on the metal. The prints, involving both etching and engraving, depict various general views of places, landscapes, and sites, all identified by name and location. An impressive visual representation of the landscapes of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce.
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Hawgood, J. A. (Editor). Text by R. Horsman.
Napoleon's Europe: The New America. The Hamlyn History of the World in Colour, Volume Fifteen.
Quarto. Pp. 128. Colour frontispiece plate. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous colour plates and text illustrations. Chronology, index. Set in triple columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's gilt-decorated red leatherette, spine gilt. In mint, fresh-new condition. ~ First English edition. ADDED: 10-page, full-colour illustrated catalogue of Napoleonic books (ca. 1960).
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Marshall-Cornwall, General Sir James.
Napoleon as Military Commander.
Royal octavo. Pp. 308. Frontispiece plate. Plus full-page plates and 18 (folding) maps. Chronological table, bibliography, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's gilt-decorated cloth, with good dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. ~ First edition, first printing.
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Blond, Georges.
La Grande Armée 1804-1815.
Royal octavo. Pp. 308. Plates, maps. Appendices. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth, with good dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition.
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(Southey, Robert).
Life of Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson, &c. &c. &c. (Abridged from Southey, With Consent of the Proprietor).
Small octavo. Pp. 249, (1) publisher's catalogue. Hardcover, bound in the original full marbled calf by F. Remnant, with his stamp, publisher's blind stamp within oval garland to upper board, spine lettered direct and gilt ruled, a little worn and restored, gilt turn-ins, corner-tips rubbed, lower inner hinge cracked but firm, upper inner hinge restored, all edges sprinkled. Overall fine internal condition. ~ First edition thus. Robert Southey (1774-1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and one of the so-called "Lake Poets". Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries such as William Wordsworth, Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity. Born in Bristol, he was educated at Westminster School (from which he was expelled for writing a magazine article condemning flogging) and Balliol College, Oxford. (Of his time at Oxford, Southey was later to say "All I learnt was a little swimming (.) and a little boating") He published his first collection of poems in 1794, and continued publishing over 20 major works throughout his life.
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Langlade, Jacques de.
Nelson. Biographie.
AS NEW. Royal octavo. Pp. 441. Plus photo-plates. Glossary, bibliography, index. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. In mint condition. ~ ISBN 2856165788 ISBN 2 85616 578 8
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Rocca, M. de. [Albert Jean Michel Rocca].
Mémoires sur la guerre des Français en Espagne.
Royal octavo. Pp. 426. Appendix. Hardcover, handsomely bound in half linen over boards. Untrimmed wide-margined copy. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ The first London edition. A year earlier, the first Paris edition was published by Gide (with 384 pages). Albert Jean Michel Rocca (1788-1818) was a French Hussar Officer in the Legion of Honour. His memoire of the war between the French and Spanish in the Peninsula is considered a classic. Contains the "Appendix Contenant des Notes justificatives et diverses Lettrese ou Extraits de Lettres, relatives aux Affaires d'Espagne et de Portugal" (pages 383-426). From the library of J. W. Six with his bookplate to first paste-down.
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Ebertz, George Wolfram von.
Hundertjährige Geschichte des Grenadier-Regiments König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 11. 1808-1908.
Royal octavo. Pp. xv, 616. Frontispiece, dedication leaf. Plus 4 colour plates of uniforms; one colour plate of the Regiment's Standard; 8 full-page battle maps, one with an overlay printed with additional colours representing troops' positions; one fold-out sketch map and 14 other maps to the text. Photo illustrations, line-drawings. Illustrated head- and tail-pieces and initials. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's military-green cloth lettered in black, all edges dyed red, handsome floral endpapers. Spine reattached, spine-ends trifle worn, few scratches to boards. In fine internal condition. ~ First edition. Rare. One copy in the British Library. No record in OCLC.
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Roy, Jules.
Turenne. Sa vie, les institutions militaires de son temps.
Crown quarto. Pp. xxii, 520. Plus 5 fine chromolithograph plates, one of which is frontispiece and one is double-page, printed by Lemercier. Plus 6 double-page maps and views, some tinted. All are protected with tissue-guards. With almost 500 engraved illustrations, maps, views, portraits, etc. throughout the text, many of which are full-page. Elaborate head- and tail-pieces and initials. Notes, index. Hardcover, handsomely bound by Paul Souze in elaborately decorated quarter crimson morocco and embossed matching cloth; spine embossed, decorated, illustrated, and lettered in gilt, publisher's imprint at foot; upper cover with large allegorical illustration within ornate frame and double-ruled border, binder signature, all in gilt; lower cover with central panel with publisher's imprint within similar gilt frame and border. All edges gilded; peacock-tail pattern marbled endpapers. In a very fine condition. A most attractive, rather impeccable copy. ~ Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne-Bouillon, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675). In the course of a 50-year career, Turenne showed himself a master strategist and tactician, and was one of the greatest military commanders who led the armies of Louis XIV to a succession of victories. From 1643 he was marshal of France. A remarkable production, beautifully preserved, reproducing the works of several renowned artists, among which are the painters Lix and Adrien Marie, the lithographer Nordmann, the engravers Gillot, Lepere, Moller, and others.
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