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The Franco-German War 1870-1871. From the outbreak of hostilities of the battle of Gravelotte Volume 1 Parts I & II and two map volumes
18742107090045London : Printed under the Superintendence of Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Prussia's account of the Franco-Prussian War Deutsch-Franzosische Krieg with interesting American provenance 4 volume set. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Includes: Part 1. History of the war to the downfall of the empire: Vol.1. From the outbreak of hostilities to the battle of Gravelotte; Vol.1 Part I Maps 22 fold out maps in case. Note: The case has a split; Vol.2. From the battle of Gravelotte to the downfall of the empire.; Vol.2 Part 2. Maps 11 maps in case. Pagination: Vol. 1: pt. 1: viii 439 143 p. 1 map ; pt. 2: iv 543 120 p. 2 maps. Water damage cover wear to V.1 part 1 with the front board nearly detached. The text is generally in good condition though. <br> Interesting provenance: From the estate of Colonel Truman Smith 1893-1970. Smith was personal advisor to General George C. Marshall. Yale class of 1915. Awarded the Silver Star and Distinguished Service Medal. The volume was owned by his father Capt Edmund Dickinson Smith. E.D. Smith 1857-1900 was killed in the Spanish American War in Sogod Island Cebu Philipines. Smith was the son of Senator Truman Smith of CT. Signed "E.D. Smith 19' Inf." West Point class of 1879. London : Printed under the Superintendence of Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
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