AMBERT, Joachim. Esquisses historiques des differents corps qui composent l'armee francaise. A. Degouy, Saumur, 1835
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.
FIRST EDITION of these accurate plates of cavalry uniforms set against attractive backgrounds. The author (1804-1890) became a general in the French cavalry, having served in Spain and north Africa.
£2500
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