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SOUVENIRS DE LA GUERRE DE CRIMEE 1854-1856
de Fay, Ch
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
Covina, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
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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- Librería
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 63355
- Título
- SOUVENIRS DE LA GUERRE DE CRIMEE 1854-1856
- Autor
- Fay, Ch
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- J. Dumaine
- Lugar de publicación
- Paris
- Fecha de publicación
- 1867
- Palabras clave
- Crimean War, Military History, DEALER-VBF
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Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Covina, California
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
