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The Franco-German War, to the Catastrophe of Sedan and the Fall of Strassburg
by Borbstaedt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Asher & Co. Very Good. 1873. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, fine binding, 1/2 leather over light red buckram boards, Signed Binding, clean unfoxed pages, none torn or marked, the covers have light shelfwear, front hinge starting and spine titles, while visible have lost gilt, else VG. A heavy solid copy. Contains 10 folding maps (of 11) , 8 battle field views/drawings/sketches, e. G. Positions of battle, 5 tableaus(folding) in back, also tables in text showing respective strenths of each army. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 701pp pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mossback Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26201
- Title
- The Franco-German War, to the Catastrophe of Sedan and the Fall of Strassburg
- Author
- Borbstaedt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition :
- Publisher
- Asher & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- French German War; 19th Century French War; Fall Of Strassburg
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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Mossback Books
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About the Seller
Mossback Books
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Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- G
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- VG
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