68 - [MILITARY HISTORY - NAVY] - LOIR, Maurice

[MILITARY HISTORY - NAVY] - LOIR, Maurice Maritime Glories and Memories. Based on the memoirs or accounts of Baudin, Bonaparte, Admiral P. Bouvet, Vice Admiral Courbet, Alphonse Daudet, Decrès, Rear Admiral Dupont, Vice Admiral Garnault, L. Garneray, Admiral de Grasse, Baron de Haussez, Baron de Hübner, Admiral Humann, the Prince of Joinville, Vice Admiral Jurien de la Gravière, J. Kerviler, Vice Admiral Krantz, Captain Landolphe, Captain Leconte, La Pérouse, Las Cases, Linois, Loti, etc. Paris, Administration de l’Univers Illustré, n.d. [1895] Quarto. Full illustrated percaline binding by the publisher. Gilded edges. Normal wear and tear. Irregular gutter. First edition and first printing of this beautiful publication devoted to French naval history, compiled by the historian and naval officer Maurice Loir (1849–1913). The work recounts the major maritime narratives and battles from 1778 to 1893 through the accounts of the era’s most famous navigators, sailors, and writers. The high-quality illustrations include 24 magnificent color plates as well as numerous in-text illustrations (headpieces and tailpieces), all engraved from the original watercolors by Alfred Paris. References: Polak, *Bibliographie maritime française*, 6032; Vicaire, *Livres du XIXe siècle*, V, 392.