CAVALRY ON SERVICE: illustrated by the advance of the German Cavalry across the Mosel in 1870.
Translated from the German of General V. Pelet-Narbonne by Major D'A Legard. Pp. xviii+350+[2](colophon, blank), a few text maps plus 13 folding coloured maps at end (8 cm. closed tear into image of last map), appendix, index; med. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, the spine browned, cloth lightly marked, edges worn with some light fraying; endpapers offset and browned, upper hinge starting, tender at a few other points, leaves lightly browned and foxed, last signature (Z) repeated at end of text; Hugh Rees, Ltd., London, 1906. First edition in English. The Pall Mall Military Series. *With the book label of the Officers' Library, Royal Marines Chatham on upper pastedown, with the shelf number inked out. Later from the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book label on upper pastedown. Item #156329
Price: $120.00