Hardcover
1855 · Paris
by Gérard, Jules; Gustave Doré, illustrations
Paris: Librarie Novelle, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Roy and Linda collection. An interesting account written in French by this lieutenant of the third regiment of Spahis, a light French regiment of the army primarily recruited from Algeria. Bound in quarter red leather with gilt titling to spine and dark red and black paper covers. Soiled and rubbed. Text pages generally clean and bright with Doré's dramatic illustrationis of a hunt for a lion. Bookplate ofGaston Prinet. Very good condition. Measures 3.75 x 6.5 inches.254 pages plus list of illustrations. FRENCHH/050825.
(Inventory #: 37916)