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The Imperial Guard Mamluk Squadron is a light cavalry unit of Egyptian origin, created by Napoleon Bonaparte on his return from Egypt, and in service with the French army from 1801 to 1815. This corps is the third formation of cavalry integrated into the Imperial Guard and its first foreign element.
Very complete book, illustrated with 48 illustrations in black in 30 plates including 5 in color, and 68 drawings and initials in the text.
Copy n°524 out of 850 printed on gothic laid paper by Prioux constituting the original edition -
Jean Et Raoul Brunon - The Mameluks of Egypt / The Mameluks of the Imperial Guard - 1957
Good condition of the binding, work in its full original beige cardboard in sheets under folded cover, good condition of the covers and the spine, very beautiful color vignette laminated on the front cover produced by the André Chotel workshops in Paris -
Very good interior condition, superbly illustrated with 48 black illustrations in 30 plates including 5 in color, and 68 drawings and initials in the text -
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