Conscript Tale French 1813 by Erckmann Chatrian (7 results)
The Conscript: A Tale of the French War of 1813
Erckmann-Chatrian, MM. (Erckmann, Émile and Chatrian, Alexandre)
Published by Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1870
- Hardcover
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Add to basketBrown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Slight foxing. 170mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, 288pp + plates. b&w plates.
Published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1870
- Hardcover
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.Strand Book Store, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. Half leather.Toning and some foxing to leaves, occasional foxing and mild over-opening. Overall rubbing to covers, a little wear to fore-corners of boards. G.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerERCKMANN-CHATRIAN, Madame. The Conscript: A Tale of the French War of 1813. Orig. pictorial cloth. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1870. First edition in English. A very good copy.
More imagesPublished by Smith, Elder and Co., London, 1870
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Good. An illustrated English translation of Erckmann-Chatrian's historical novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. The first of this English translation with these illustrations. First edition of this translation published in 1865.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with twenty-five plates, incl…uding a frontispiece. Collated, complete.Written jointly by French authors Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian, this novel follows a young watchmaker's apprentice in Alsace, who is conscripted into the French army during the Napoleonic Wars, specifically the 1813 campaign against Russia.With three pages of advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with slight cocking to the spine and mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, binding is tender in places, with plates facing page 234 and 53 detached but present. Pages are generally bright, with occasional scattered spots throughout. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1870
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. An illustrated translation of Erckmann-Chatrian's tale of the French war of 1813. This work is presented in publisher's original decorative binding. The first edition of this translation was in 1865.The Conscript was written jointly by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian.This work details the strug…gle between nations at the time of the war in 1813, presenting the horrors of this war. It shows the story of a conscripted soldier during this time and the sacrifices that were made. This work includes original advertisements and twenty five illustrations. Collated complete.Binding label of Burn & Co on rear cover paste down. Booksellers label of Dalton & Lucy on front cover paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with some shelf wear to the extremities only. Bright cloth with decorative design and gilt on front board and spine. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Age toning and light spotting to endpapers. Offsetting and occasional mark to endpapers. Binding label of Burn & Co on rear cover paste down. Booksellers label of Dalton & Lucy on front cover paste down. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Light age toning and the occasional spotting. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
Published by Wiley and Putnam, New York
- Softcover
Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, CanadaSpafford Books (ABAC / ILAB)
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Add to basket1845. (Quarter leather) Very good. Tobacco:185 p. Conscript: 288 p. Four illus. Joints starting with minor loss to head. Marbled boards. Internally entirely clean & bright. Tobacco: "With an introductory letter addressed to the Hon. John Quincy Adams, L.L.D., by the Rev. Samuel Hanson Cox, D.D." BOUND with "The Conscript: (etc)"… by Erckmann-Chatrian , Smith, Elder, London, 1870.
Published by Smith Elder. London. 8vo, 1867
- Hardcover
Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United KingdomPatrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB
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Add to basketpp. iv, 288. From an old Society library with their stamps on title and label on front paste-down, in old binder's cloth, a bit of foxing but a clean, firm copy. *COPAC records copies at the BL - OXFORD - LONDON LIBRARY only.
