Les Coiffures de l'Armée Francaise: Revue Mensuelle Illustrée -- IVe Partie Cavalerie 1815 a Nos Jours

Paris: Leroy, 1909. Hardcover. 96 pages, 30 leaves of color plates: in-text color illustrations and line drawings; 34 cm. Brown library buckram with gilt spine title. Bound in are the original plain wrappers for the parts, which were issued from 1909 to 1912. Ex-library with bookplate of the Free Library of Philadelphia on the front fixed endpaper, stamped "withdrawn"; perforated stamp on first wrapper; accession number stamped at lower edge of first page of text. Contents: Les Casques des Carabiniers -- Les Casques des Cuirassiers et des Dragons -- Le Czapska des Lanciers -- Chasseurs a Cheval -- Les Coiffures des Hussards. A scarce and heavily illustrated study of the headgear of the French cavalry in the 19th century. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Very Good Condition: rubbed; clean and solid. Very Good. Item #011772

Price: $400.00