Librairie Historique et Militaire, 1900. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Rebound in quarter morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. 562 pp. Text in French. With all five hand-colored plates as called for plus five extra colored plates bound in. Rubbing to head, heel, edges, joints and corners. Leather is beginning to split at head of spine. Toning to endpapers. Previous owner's name embossed to second blank. Some toning to page edges. Very good minus.

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Bookseller: Commonwealth Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 421470
Title: COSTUMES MILITAIRES CATALOGUE DES PRINCIPALES SUITES DE COSTUMES MILITAIRES FRANCAIS PARUES TANT EN FRANCE QU'A L'ETRANGER DEPUIS LE REGNE DE LOUIS XV JUSQU'A NOS JOURS ET DES SUITES DE COSTUMES MILITAIRES ETRANGERS PARUES EN FRANCE PAR UN MEMBRE DE LA SABRETACHE
Author: N/A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Librairie Historique et Militaire
Date Published: 1900
Bookseller catalogs: TEXTILES;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.