Historiques et Uniformes des Régiments de l’Armée d’Afrique: Spahis -- Chasseurs d'Afrique -- Zouaves -- Tirailleurs Infanterie Légere -- Régiments Étrangers -- Compagnies de Discipline; text et dessins par Eugène Titeux
Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Em. Lévy et Cie Éditeurs, 1895. Hardcover. Title pages and 34 leaves of color plates with text in portfolio. Red cloth with gilt-stamped title. Part of the series Historiques et Uniformes de l’Armée Française. Each of the six sections listed in the title consists of one or more plates with text providing the history of the regiment and color illustrations of uniforms on either side of the text. In addition there are color plates of Zouaves (2), Tirailleur Algerien (2), Infanterie Légere d'Afrique (2), and Régiments Étrangers (2). No date of publication; the latest date in the text is 1894. Very scarce. A heavy item; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Very Good- Condition: portfolio is in two pieces, soiled, and rubbed; corners are heavily rubbed; occasional minor chipping of edges; lightly browned along edges; closed 2-cm. tear from lower edge of one plate; plates are clean and bright. Very Good -. Item #010394
Price: $750.00