Binding tight; interior clean. Each page either a plate or decorated narrative. Pages gilt edged all around. All plates present with tissue guards; tissue guard for Sacrifice of Family to Country is loose. Forest green boards are in good condition with mild wear and bumping to corners and spine ends and slight rubbing along spine.Gilt and black decorations on front board - gilt is very bright! Paintings covered in this collection are Departure of the Squadron by Fazet, Episode in the Siege of Saragossa by Girardet, The Charge by Walker, Episode of the Siege of Saragossa by Girardet (yes, it is a different work), A Despatch Bearer by Neuville, The Triumph of Clovis by Blanc, The Emperor Honorius by Laurens, The Flag and the Army by Protais, The Sacrifice of Family to Country by de Tours, and finally, The Defence of Paris in 1870 by Barrias. Each print is accompanied by a brief description and commentary. Unpaginated.

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