273 - Militaria

Militaria Yung, Theodore Album of Twenty Battles of the Revolution and the Empire. With 20 colored steel engravings by Rouargue, among others. Paris, Plon, 1860. Quarto folio. 4 leaves, 20 plates. Original cloth binding with gold-stamped title on the cover and gold-stamped vignette (slightly bumped and scuffed). First edition. — With decorative, colored battle scenes from the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, ranging from the Siege of Toulon (Nov. 30, 1793) to the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815). - Endpapers are browned and creased, with small tears along the edges; otherwise a good copy. A magnificent French work of art and illustration from around 1860 depicting battles of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Includes 20 old hand-colored steel engravings by Rouargue and others. - The front and back covers are discolored and creased, with small tears along the edges; otherwise, a good copy.