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an old book with a drawing of a boat in the wateran old book with a brown cover sitting on top of a white surface
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
Militaria Courtivron, Ludovic Antoine François Vicomte de Traité complet de natation. Essai sur son application à l'art de la guerre. With a frontispiece and 15 lithographic plates. Paris, De la Forest, 1836. 2 leaves, XXVI, 5–588 pp. (complete). 8°. Half-leather with gold-stamped title on the spine, bound in an original paperback (scuffed and bumped). A rare work on swimming in the military. - 3rd edition, expanded by 8 plates. - Treatise on the history of swimming and swimming in the military. - Water-stained. Overall in very good condition. With a frontispiece and 15 lithographic plates. (as complete). Half leather with gold-stamped title, original covers bound in (rubbed and bumped). - Rare work on military swimming. - 3rd edition expanded by 8 plates. - Treatise on the history of swimming and military swimming. - Some foxing. Overall very well preserved.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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