HISTORY (FRENCH)
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LARTIGUE: ALBUM OF A CENTURY
Written by Martine D'Astier; Clement Cheroux; et al.
Illustrated by Jacques Henri Lartigue.
Stock no. 1824269
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) took his first photograph using his father's camera when he was just six years old, and with this began the creation of an enduring record of twentieth-century French life. Published on the occasion of the exibition Jacques Henri Lartigue: Photographs 1901 - 1986 London 2004. Large, oblong format. Brey cloth boards, silver title to spine and blind publisher's vignette to front. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0500542910. Spine slightly cocked. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby mainly to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- CATALOGUE (ART)
THE GOODMAN OF PARIS
Written by Eileen Power.
Stock no. 2138956
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Eileen Power. Green cloth. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates. A treatise on moral and domestic economy by a citizen of Paris c1393. Spine is browned. Slip case is very good - a few scuff marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
BRITTANY
Written by Dorothy Menpes.
Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 2137520
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1912.
Almost very good condition.
A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Mauve cloth with green decoration. Gilt title to spine. Grey/green title to front cover. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 1" split to top of spine, which is very browned with wear. Rest of covers are unevenly faded with wear; bumping to corners. Foxing. Some guards are browned. Light browning to plate margins.
ARTILLERY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS 1792-1815
Written by Kevin F. Kiley.
Stock no. 1322601
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
2004.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tracing the use of artillery throughout the Napoleonic period. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 318 pages. ISBN: 1853675830. Light dusty mark to lower edge of rear cover. A few tiny indentations to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
- ARTILLERY
- MILITARY
THREE GERMAN INVASIONS OF FRANCE
Written by Douglas Fermer.
Stock no. 1322541
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Summer Campaigns of 1870, 1914 and 1940. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 273 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781593547. Corners slightly bumped.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
NAPOLEONIC ARMY HANDBOOK: THE BRITISH ARMY AND HER ALLIES
Written by Richard Partridge; Michael Oliver.
Stock no. 2135517
Published by Constable.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive regiment by regiment guide to the armies which opposed Napoleon including uniform design, organisation and tactics. ISBN: 009477630X. Tiny mark along top edge of front cover. Foxing to top of outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- UNIFORMS
THE GOODMAN OF PARIS
Written by Eileen Power.
Stock no. 1321366
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Eileen Power. Green cloth. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates. A treatise on moral and domestic economy by a citizen of Paris c1393. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight rubbing/grubby marks to slipcase edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
L'ARMEE FRANCAISE
Written by Jules Richard.
Illustrated by Edouard Detaille.
Stock no. 2134520
Published by Waxtel & Hasenauer.
1st USA
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Illustrated History of the French Army 1790-1885. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Text in English. ISBN: 0963255800. A few small knocks to spine. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
PARIS UNDER SIEGE
Written by Joanna Richardson.
Stock no. 1821033
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1982.
Very good condition.
A journal of the events of 1870-1871. Pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine browned. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby and fading at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
ARMIES OF 1812 VOLUME 1: THE FRENCH ARMY
Written by Otto Von Pivka.
Stock no. 1820878
Published by Patrick Stephens.
1st
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A penetrating insight into the Grande Armee of 1812. The main section is devoted to the uniforms and flags of the French Army and its foreign allies. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0850592747. Very light browning to endpapers. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is neatly covered with clear laminate.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- FLAGS
THE ANATOMY OF GLORY
Written by Henry Lachouque; Anne S.K. Brown.
Stock no. 2134166
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1978.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Napoleon and his Guard, A Study in Leadership. xviii + 564 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. Fold-out map to rear. Adapted from the French. ISBN: 0853684014. Couple of small tears to top of spine. Marks to outer page edges. Cigarette smoke odour to book. Wrapper is creased with some chips; faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
THE FALL OF NAPOLEON VOLUME I: THE ALLIED INVASION OF FRANCE, 1813-1814
Written by Michael V. Leggiere.
Stock no. 1820639
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2007.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 9780521875424. Top edge of text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and rubbed. Cigarette odour present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- MILITARY