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Bruxelles - Paris, : C. Muquardt - J. Dumaine, 1871,. 220x145mm,. 375 pages, demi-basane rouge, dos à faux-nerfs, pièce de titre bleue au dos. Bon état.
SOUVENIRS DE LA GUERRE DE CRIMEE 1854-1856 by Fay, Ch - 1867
by Fay, Ch
SOUVENIRS DE LA GUERRE DE CRIMEE 1854-1856
by Fay, Ch
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Paris: J. Dumaine, 1867. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 379 p. Fourteen plates, including one folding, with three folding maps. Fay was the aide de camp of Pierre Bosquet (1810-61), the French general who played a key role in the battles of Alma and Inkerman and during the siege of Sevastopol. Presentation copy, inscribed by Fay to General Sir William John Codrington (1804-1884), who succeeded Sir James Simpson as Commander-in-Chief, and commanded the force occupying Sebastopol until the final evacuation of the Crimea on July 12, 1856. Octavo. In a later blue leatherette binding by Birdsall & Son of Northampton, with gilt titles and yap edges. Sporadic minor foxing to the contents; else crisp and clean. Inscribed by Author.
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher J. Dumaine
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1867
- Keywords Crimean War, Military History, DEALER-VBF