HEICHTAL, Louis d'. General Bourbaki by one of his former of - Lot 56

HEICHTAL, Louis d'. General Bourbaki by one of his former officers. Africa, Crimea, Italy, Armies of the Rhine, North, Loire and East. Published in Paris by Plon in 1885. In octavo / In-8 format. Brown half-chagrin. Spine ribbed, decorated with cold filets, gilt filets and title in gilt lettering. Combed paper endpapers and flyleaves. Contemporary binding. 393 pages, 1 engraved portrait-frontispiece with Bourbaki's signature, 3 folding maps, and several handwritten documents in facsimile. Edges and corners dulled, many brown spots. Interesting biography of General Bourbaki (1816-1897), who distinguished himself in the Army of Africa during the conquest of Algeria, commanding battalions of Zouaves and Algerian riflemen, then during the Crimean War. A pleasant copy.