Item #147112 LE GENERAL DE CASTELNAU. Noel Edouard de Castelnau, Victor Giraud.

LE GENERAL DE CASTELNAU.

Nouvelle Edition refondue. [Text in French]. Pp. [vi]+136(last blank); printed paper wrappers, lightly foxed and faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed, the spine splitting at extremities; original glassine wrapper; uncut; text block browned and lightly foxed, pp. 129-132 slightly cropped at fore-edge; Editions Spes, Paris, 1928. New edition, reset. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his bookplate on verso of upper wrapper. General Noel \'c9douard de Castelnau (1851-1944) served as deputy to Joseph Joffre from 1911 until 1914, when he was put in command of the French 2nd Army. In 1915 Castelnau was made chief of staff to Joffre, and in 1916 he organised the initial defence at the Battle of Verdun. Item #147112

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