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716 - AMBERT (Joachim). Historical Sketches of the Various Corps M…
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AMBERT (Joachim). Historical Sketches of the Various Corps Making Up the French Army, Illustrated by Charles Aubert, Professor of Painting at the Royal Cavalry School and author of *Equitation pittoresque*. Sl [Saumur], A. Degouy, n.d. (1835). Folio, [4]–7 pp. of text in two columns (engraved title page, preliminaries), followed by mixed pagination, with 16 lithographed plates as inserts; a copy in which the large central illustration on the plates has been carefully hand-coloured (the subjects surrounding it in the margins remaining in black), green half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated with two large romantic horseshoes (binding slightly later). Waterstains and paper occasionally browned. A rare complete copy containing all instalments and featuring the plates enhanced with gouache: these are based on drawings by Charles Aubry and Karl Loeillot and all include a large lithographed border depicting various military scenes relating to the text. The author of the illustrations, the future General Joachim Ambert (whose full name was Marie-Jean-Jacques-Jules, 1804–1890), was the son of Imperial General Jean-Jacques Ambert (1766–1852), and was then serving as a training lieutenant at the Saumur Cavalry School. (Details of instalments available on request.) (Colas I, 106.) A fine copy.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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