Author

AMBERT, Joachim.

Title

Esquisses historiques des differents corps qui composent l'armee francaise.

Published, Date

A. Degouy, Saumur,1835.

Description

Large folio, pictorial title, dedication, decorative head- and tailpieces, 13 hand-coloured lithographed plates after Charles Aubry and Karl Leoillot, of military subjects, each surrounded with a broad border of vignettes, contemporary red morocco backed marbled boards, some slight fading to top edges of boards.

Note

First edition of these accurate plates of cavalry uniforms set against attractive backgrounds, all finely hand-coloured. The author (1804-1890) became a general in the French cavalry, having served in Spain and north Africa.

References

Colas 106; Lipperheide 2315; Mennessier p18.

Stock Number

53273