L'Armee Francaise au Tonkin; Guet-Apens De Bac-Le
by Lecomte , Le Capitaine (Jean Francois Alphonse)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Paris and Nancy: Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1890. 1st. HB. Account of the French expedition against the Chinese in 1884 in Indochina. Originally published in wraps, this copy rebound in quarter leather and marbled boards, with the original covers bound in. Gilt lettering on spine, 8vo., vi, 211 pp., marbled end papers. Two folding maps at rear. This copy a presentation copy, SIGNED by the author. Illustrations by Henri Dauphin, Pharmacien Major de la Garde Republicaine. Slight scuffing to spine, yet a handsome copy of a scarce work. Book condition VG.
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- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CW5042
- Title
- L'Armee Francaise au Tonkin; Guet-Apens De Bac-Le
- Author
- Lecomte , Le Capitaine (Jean Francois Alphonse)
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berger-Levrault et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris and Nancy
- Date Published
- 1890
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Ontario, Wisconsin
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled boards
- ...