Album Militaire. 15 fascicules bound in one volume (Complete)
Paris: Boussot, Valadon & Cie, ca. 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio (10 x 12 3/4"). Unpaginated. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering and tooling to spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers.
Splendidly illustrated throughout with no less than 255 colored photographs, this work is a collection of 15 fascicules illustrating the various branches of the French Military at the turn of the century.
The 15 fascicules, all published, are the following:
- 1) Infanterie (Service Intérieur)
- 2) Infanterie (Service en Campagne)
- 3) Cavalerie (Service Interieur)
- 4) Cavalerie (Service en Campagne)
- 5) Génie & Train des Équipages
- 6) Artillerie à Pied
- 7) Artillerie Montée
- 8) Marine (La Vie à Bord 1)
- 9) Marine (La Vie à Bord 2)
- 10) Sapeurs-Pompiers (Paris)
- 12) Armée d'Afrique (Infanterie-Cavalerie)
- 13) École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Service Intérieur
- 14) École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Service Extérieur
- 15) Armée d'Afrique (Spahis)
- 11) Légion de la Garde Républicaine - Invalides
As seen on the list, fascicule 11 was misbound and placed at the end of the book.
Binding rubbed along edges. Some scuffing and abrasions to boards. Previous owner's Ex Libris on inside of front cover (Robert Forley). Front free endpaper detached but present. Text in French. Binding in overall fair, interior in good+ to very good condition. fair to vg. Item #13435
Price: $375.00