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La Guerre Fatale: France-Angleterre
1901920Q3Paris : Ernest Flammarion 1901-2. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 7.5". Leon Couturier . The first two volumes of Capitaine Danrit's heroic war novel surrounding a swift invasion and conquest of England by France with the original wraps bound in. The first edition. Bound in full cloth with the original wraps bound in. Volume I and II only. Published in three volumes. Written by French military author Emile Driant who wrote under the pseudonym Capitaine Danrit. Driant also held positions as a high-ranking army officer and politician ultimately meeting his untimely end as the first official casualty at the Battle of Verdun during the First World War.La Guerre Fatale surrounds a conquest of the United Kingdom by France depicting a crumbling British defence powerless against the ferocious and heroic French advances. Published in three volumes the first part 'A Bizerte' the second 'En Sous-Marin' and the third 'En Angleterre'.Illustrated throughout by Leon Couturier. With stamps from Cercle de L'Union Artistique Bibliotheque and a bookseller label from Reliure Franz. Bound in full cloth with the original wraps bound in. Externally generally smart with bumping to the extremities and slight rubbing causing small tears to the cloth. Cloth is discoloured with marks to boards and darkening to spine. Library location labels to spines. Bookseller label to front paste down. Internally firmly bound Pages are age toned and rather delicate due to paper type used. The occasional tear or chip with handling marks. Library stamps to title page and front wraps and one or two additional pages. Very Good Ernest Flammarion hardcover
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