A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia By Eugene Labaume The Campaign of Paris in 1814 By P. F. F. J. Giraud

Eugene Labaume; P F F J Giraud

Verlag: Samuel Leigh, London, 1815

Beschreibung

Two important texts, bound in one, about the Napoleonic wars. Bound in diced claf leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Translated from the French. With Cokayne Frith's armorial nameplate on the front pastedown. The first title can command up to $350 and the second $500. Here priced to allow for some work to restore or replace the binding A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia is an eye-witness account by Eugene Labaume. With plans of the Battles of Maskwa and Marlo-Jaroslavitz. Second English edition. The French invasion of Russia of 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. The campaign reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their initial strength. Eugene Labaume 1783 1849 was a geographical engineer and historian. The Campaign of Paris in 1814 is about the battle of Paris, which was fought during the Napoleonic Wars. The French defeat led directly to the abdication of Napoleon I. With two fold-out plates. First English edition. Bound in diced calf leather with gilt lettering and decoration. There is significant wear to the extremities, including bumping and rubbing with loss to the leather. The boards are attached by the cords only and may detach in the post, despite due care given. The binding of the text block is tight and firm. Internally the pages are bright with intermittent mild spotting and offsetting from the plates. There is a small closed tear to three of the plates measuring no more than 2cm. Overall the condition is very good internally but only fair externally. Fair. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LTH7-E-14

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign ...

Verlag: Samuel Leigh, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1815

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Fair

Art des Buches: book