Edité par James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1876
Vendeur : William Davis & Son, Booksellers, Oreland, PA, Etats-Unis
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No jacket as issued. First American Edition. Military work written by this famous French Gothic Revival architect. Viollet-le-Duc, who also served as an engineer in the Franco-Prussian War, portrays an idealized military defense of France as exemplified in a fictitious castle. His theories on artillery and fortification influenced French military thought in the world wars, as evidenced in Verdun and Maginot Line. Original green cloth with gilt spine title and pictorial. Embossed gilt image of fortress on front board with black title. Bevelled edges. Red page edges. Lightly edgeworn and rubbed, with heavier wear at head and tail of spine. Brown endpapers with staining to front endpaper. Front hinge started. Binding shaken but secure. Previous owner's name. Color frontispiece map with tissue guard. Contents unmarked with occasional light to moderate foxing. Numerous color and black and white illustrations.