Author: Un Ancien Saint-Cyrien
Title: Histoire de L&Apos;ã‰Cole Spã©Ciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
Description: Paris, Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1893 . Leather. An extremely scarce, second edition of this interesting work on Saint-Cyr French military academy, written by a previous officer of the school. Second edition. First published in 1886. Bound in a smart quarter calf with marbled boards. Written in the original French by a previous student of the school, or a 'Saint-Cyrien', an officer who has passed their training and exams at Saint-Cyr. This interesting work explores the history of Saint-Cyr French military academy, located in Brittany and founded in 1802. With information on the schools early history, the military regime, recruitment, lessons, celebrations, punishments, interrogations and much more.Illustrated throughout by French painter and engraver, Paul Jazet, with an additional illustrated title page, in colour. Bound in quarter calf with marbled boards. Externally, very good, with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Rubbing to the head of the spine and the head of the front joint. The odd mark to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd mark and scattered spotting to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Paul Jazet. Very Good .

Keywords: saint-cyr Saint Cyrien military french military Saint Cyrien Paul Jazet


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