[Rarebooks] fs: Battles of Jena & Sedan, large folding maps

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 3359 )  General Fay. ÉTUDE DE MARCHES (IÉNA - SEDAN) NOUVELLE ÉDITION 
REFONDUE ET AUGMENTÉE [STUDY OF THE BATTLES OF JENA AND SEDAN].
Paris & Nancy: Berger-Levrault & Co., 1899. , Folio, x, 47 pages, Folded 
tables and maps. Very good.
      Detailed comparison study of two important battles between France and 
Prussia--Jena in 1806 and Sedan in 1870. In October of 1806 the French under 
Napoleon routed the Prussians at Jena [Iéna] and Auerstadt, and inflicted 
further heavy losses on them as they retreated toward Weimar. In turn, 
during the Franco-German War 54 years later the German General von Moltke 
delivered a humiliating defeat to the  French forces he had cornered at Metz 
when they were completely driven from their positions and forced to 
surrender in Sedan. Emperor Napoleon III was among those captured. The text 
of this study is in French. In addition to the text there are six folding 
march tables that give detailed information on the forces engaged on both 
sides in these battles. Numbers of battalions, squadrons batteries, 
artillery pieces, cavalry divisions, etc., are noted along with other 
general observations. The two large maps unfold to approximately 30" x 46" 
and are color coded to clearly show troop positions over time. The text is 
bound in paper, the tables and maps are in a folder, and these two parts are 
laid into a portfolio made of printed paper over boards with cloth spine and 
ribbon fasteners at fore corners. Some mild browning to edges, faint area of 
damp staining along bottom edges of some leaves. The paper map folder is 
cracking along the fold, and the ribbon fasteners on the portfolio are 
fraying. Many leaves in the text unopened. Complete in all respects. A 
lovely copy. See SANDLER COLLECTION #1229.    $300.00
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