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The Adventures of Gerard
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
About this Item: McClure, Phillips & Co., New York, 1903. Hardcover. Condition: Good. W. B. Wollen (illustrator). 1st Edition. Good, solid copy, very clean, with wear at the extremities and fading to the spine. This is a little tale ( Doyle's words) of the Napoleonic soldiers. The age3 was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that existed at the time. The author has taken from the Journal of sergeant Fricasse and the Recollections of de Segur complete with materials from those military men to give a true historical and military atmosphere to an imaginary figure. There are 17 very fine illustrated images throughout the book by W. B. Wollen. This historically important book feels more like non-fiction than fiction. This is a nice collectible for those interested in early 19th century military history. 297 pages plus 12 pages of advertisements.
Synopsis
From the book:I hope that some readers may possibly be interested in these little tales of the Napoleonic soldiers to the extent of following them up to the springs from which they flow. The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read. Setting aside historical works or the biograp-hies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged. The Cavalry were particularly happy in their writers of memoirs. Thus De Rocca in his "Memoires sur la guerre des Francais en Espagne" has given the narrative of a Hussar, while De Naylies in his "Memoires sur la guerre d'Espagne" gives the same campaigns from the point of view of the Dragoon. Then we have the "Souvenirs Militaires du Colonel de Gonneville," which treats a series of wars, including that of Spain,
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oshtemo Book Sellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13183
- Title
- The Adventures of Gerard
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Bound in green cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McClure, Phillips & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Edition
- Size
- 8vo
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