Author:
Title:
Galerie des maréchaux de France / par Ch. Gavard.
Published:
Paris : Au bureau des Galeries historiques de Versailles, 1839
Printer Name:
Fain
Printers Place:
Paris
Binding:
Moiré patterned cloth sides, gilt spine, endpapers stained in blue moiré pattern, rough trimmed.
Description:
[128] leaves : ill., 41 ports. ; 27 cm.
Language:
French
References:
Caldwell, R. Era of Napoleon, 12044.
Notes:
Title vignette. Profiles of the military careers of 42 "maréchaux de France" of the Napoleonic era, each presented on a double leaf with decorative ill., numbered 1-42; with one exception, each profile paired with a leaf bearing a port., the ports. by various artists and engravers.
Local Notes:
Bookplate of Edward Francis Scarles.
Signature on the title-page: “à M de Legh petit souvenir de son eternel ami Brontta”
Unidentified struck through signature on title-page..
Imperfect copy: several of the pairs of profiles and ports. are misbound (1, 31, 33, 38, port. 14), others are wanting (all material for 6, 7, 22, 36, 37, port. for 5, text for 8)
Subject(s):
France. Armée -- Officers -- Biography
France. Armée -- Officers -- Portraits
France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815
Provenance:
Scarles, Edward Francis.Scarles, Edward Francis.De Legh.Brontta.Call Number:
DC44.8 G38 1839