Search Results: Military History: France from Librarium of The Hague

Rotterdam, Bredée, ca. 1915.. Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Pp. viii, 397. Double-page tinted frontispiece.Plus numerous plates, some double-page, and tipped-in facsimiles. With 301 illustrations to the text. HARDCOVER, bound in the original pictorial cloth with original pictorial cover, head of spine worn. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First Dutch edition. Translated from the German "Illustrierte Geschichte der Befreiungskriege 1813-1815". Lavishly illustrated, documenting the German War for Independence against Napoleonic France. Includes a chapter on the Dutch fight for liberation. ENTRY-7

Rotterdam, Bredée, ca. 1915.. Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Pp. viii, 397. Double-page tinted frontispiece.Plus numerous plates, some double-page, and tipped-in facsimiles. With 301 illustrations to the text. HARDCOVER, bound in brown cloth with original pictorial cover laid-down. In a very good condition. ~ First Dutch edition. Translated from the German "Illustrierte Geschichte der Befreiungskriege 1813-1815". Lavishly illustrated, documenting the German War for Independence against Napoleonic France. Includes a chapter on the Dutch fight for liberation. ENTRY-7

Charleville, A. Gelly, N.d.. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Oblong octavo. Comprising of 24 collotype plates on 12 leaves, with facing tissue-guards. Each plate is captioned at bottom. In the original wrappers, front illustrated and with elaborate Coat of Arms, back with an additional plate not included in the book, making the total 25. Covers soiled, back rubbed at corner, front with old stamp and two shelf tickets, another stamp inside cover. In good condition, fine plates. ~ FIRST EDITION. Impressive group portraits, of particular clarity and sharpness. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Scarce. X-2

Berlin, Felix, 1897. Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. xiv, 247, (1) Publisher's ad. Plus 2 folding plans at end. Set in Gothic type. Original printed wrappers, bit edge frayed and chipped, shelf ticket to spine, old institutional stamp to title. Untrimmed copy in a very good condition. ~ Third edition. The book has been through several editions. It was directly reprinted in 1891 by Luckhardt, and this 3rd edition was published in 1897 by the Militär-Verlag R. Felix. ~ Fritz August Hoenig (1848-1902). 004-11

Berlin, Felix, 1897. Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. xiv, 247, (1) Publisher's ad. Plus 2 folding plans at end. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, bound in the original cloth and printed boards, shelf ticket to cover, old institutional stamps to title and, faded, to cover; neat repair to verso of one plan for edge wear. In a very good condition. Nice, clean copy. ~ Third edition. The book has been through several editions. It was directly reprinted in 1891 by Luckhardt, and this 3rd edition was published in 1897 by the Militär-Verlag R. Felix. ~ Fritz August Hoenig (1848-1902). 004-6

London, Hamlyn, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Pp. 144. Profusely illustrated throughout. HARDCOVER, original copper cloth, spine gilt, with dust-jacket. In fine condition. Flawless copy, practically unused. ~ FIRST EDITION. The British Army at the end of nineteenth century as represented on the pages of "Naval and Army Illustrated". 006-9

Wien, Seidel, 1896. Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 84. Plus 1 (of ) 2 large folding lithograph map loosely inserted in rear pocket. With a full-page sketch map to the text. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, old shelf ticket to spine, old military institutional stamps to title. In a very good condition. ~ Second edition. Lacks one map. Kasimir Dominik Freiherrn von Lütgendorf (1862-1958). TIMO-6 IN

Berlin, 1956. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 12. Original self-wrappers. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Some other materials from Feldgrau, including coloured plate of uniforms and insignia, is loosely inserted. 006-3

Kampen, Laurens van Hulst, 1871. Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 70. Plus 4 handsome folding maps bound at end. Text figure. Original printed wrappers, spine reinforced with paper, old shelf ticket to spine, old military institutional stamps to cover and title-page; wrappers soiled and shabby, close tear to one leaf, lower wrapper and some maps chipped at corner with slight loss to one map. In fair condition, most uncommon in the original state. ~ First Dutch edition, translated from the French. Very rare. Though well written and comprehensive, the book was not receive with much acclaim. One reviewer was exceptionally harsh: "Ware ons dit boekje niet ter recensie gezonden, wij zouden er zeker geen kennis meê gemaakt hebben. Nu willen wij er alleen van zeggen, dat het noch de kosten van het drukken, noch de moeite van het lezen waard is. Het is samengeflanst uit de geschriften van twee Belgische militairen, den Kolonel Van de Welde en den Kolonel Lecomte, met aanhechting van een rapport van… Read More

Berlin & Posen, Ernst Siegfried Mittler, 1825. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 143. Set in Gothic type. Original printed wrappers soiled and frayed, shelf tickets, old institutional stamps; dog-eared and shabby. An untrimmed copy in good condition, preserved entirely in the original state. ~ FIRST EDITION. Friedrich Carl Ferdinand Baron von Müffling, called Weiss, (1775-1851). 004-10

Stuttgart, Thienemanns, n.d.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown octavo. Pp. 80. With pen-and-ink drawings and 4 maps. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's boards; private ownership stamp inside. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 004-6

Danzig, Kafemann, 1868. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. vi, 158. Plus 6 plans and maps, printed in blue and black, some folding, bound at end. With 6 woodcut illustrations to the text. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, rubbed, chafed in places, gilt morocco lettering-piece partly gone; old shelf tickets to spine, old military institutional stamp to title. In good condition, very good interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare. Ernst Schütze, a Captain in the Prussian Corps of Engineers, examines bridges and sea crossings in the German war against Denmark, the Second Schleswig War. F-4 OUT

London, Putnam, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. xiii, 201. Frontispiece. Plus about 40 plates. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's navy blue cloth, spine gilt, bit marked, shelf label to spine, old institutional stamps and markings to prelims. in a very good condition, fine bright interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. 009-7

N.p., N.p., 1799. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 36, (4) publisher's catalogue. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary plain boards, gilt lettering-piece to spine, back bit rubbed and somewhat soiled, vague dampmark at inner blank margin of title-page, contemporary signature bit saturated, small brown stain to one leaf. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare. H-2 IN

Paris, Delanchy, 1840. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 19. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter cloth and handsome marbled boards, spine gilt. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Of utmost rarity. A second edition was published already the same year by F. Poisson, Caen. The work is attributed to Emmanuel, Marquis de Grouchy, Marshal of France (1766-1847). As commander-in-chief of the armies of France, he successfully led his soldiers after Waterloo back to the capital. He later resigned and retired to the USA but in 1819 he returned to France and was reinstated as marshal in 1831. General Baron Pierre Berthezène (1775-1847). Noteworthy, "Réponse au nom de la mémoire du général baron Le Sénécal, a la calomnie publiée par M. le baron Berthezène, dans un libelle en date du 27 Mai 1840" (also offered by Librarium) was published in Paris in 1840. [Provenance:] From the private library of the late H. J. Wijsman, with his… Read More

Paris, Nancy, Berger-Levrault, 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 444. Plus 13 folding lithographic maps bound-in. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary cobalt green pebbled cloth and matching marbled boards, spine gilt, bit discoloured where a shelf ticket has been removed; old military institutional stamps to half-title and title. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 004-8

Paris, Le Soudier, 1901. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 32, (2). Plus large folding engraved map 52x65 cm printed in several colours on thick paper, with insets and legends. Original printed wrappers bit frayed, partly split, shelf labels, old institutional stamps to cover and title-page, few leaves loose. In good internal condition, very good map. ~ FIRST EDITION. The handsome map is engraved by Perrin and printed by Dufrenoy, both of Paris. 006-2

Paris, Le Soudier, 1892. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 34, (2). Plus large folding engraved map 51x76 cm printed in several colours, with insets and legends. Original printed wrappers, spine reinforced in the past with paper, shelf tickets, old institutional stamps to cover and title-page, foxing to verso of map along folds. In a very good internal condition, very good map. ~ FIRST EDITION. The handsome map is engraved by Perrin and printed by Dufrenoy, both of Paris. 006-2

Paris, Le Soudier, 1898. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 34, (2). Plus large folding engraved map 52x65 cm printed in several colours on thick paper, with insets and legends. Original printed wrappers frayed, partly split, shelf ticket, old institutional stamps to cover and title-page. In good internal condition, excellent map. ~ FIRST EDITION. The handsome map is engraved by Perrin and printed by Dufrenoy, both of Paris. 006-2

Paris, Le Soudier, 1899. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 34, (2). Plus large folding engraved map 52x65 cm printed in several colours on thick paper, with insets and legends. Original printed wrappers bit frayed, loose, shelf ticket, old institutional stamps to cover and title-page, short split to fold at edge of map. In a very good internal condition, very good map. ~ FIRST EDITION. The handsome map is engraved by Perrin and printed by Dufrenoy, both of Paris. 006-2