BRECARD. L'Armée française à travers les âges. Ses traditions, ses gloires, ses uniformes. La Cavalerie. Folio; 340x260 mm. Binding in half shagreen cloth and leather, corners. Gilt title. Insidecovers. Pp. II-171. 20 colored plates by Pierre-Albert Leroux protected by tissue paper. Wear to binding, foot of spine restored. Internally very good copy. First edition. Interesting compendium on the history of the French cavalry from its origins to its involvement in the First World War. Our copy is part of a limited edition of 535 copies printed on Prioux paper. This is number 84.Charles Théodore Brécard (1867 - 1952) was a French general during the First World War.

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