China And Tonkin

Émile DUBOC, retired lieutenant. 35 months of campaign in China, in Tonkin. Courbet - River (1882-1885). Book illustrated by P. Marie and A. Brun. Preface by Pierre Loti. Charavay, Mantoux, Martin. Youth education bookstore. Paris. (1886). Large in-4 (23.5 x 32.9 cm) of 1 front., 324 pp., 3 pages. Publisher's cardboard. Red percaline, tr. golden. Polychrome first cover and spine. On the first cover: impressive naval combat scene (torpedoing of Sheï-Poo) where we see a torpedo launch firing point-blank at an enormous frigate under a deluge of rifle shots and cannon fire. On the back: bird's eye view of this same torpedo frigate. Cold frames on the second cover. Original edition. Account of the campaigns in the China Sea and Tonkin by a lieutenant who distinguished himself there, by personally directing, among other things, the attack on the Sheï-Poorepresented on this extraordinary cardboard, certainly the most spectacular military navy cardboard. Numerous illustrations in and out of text, four plates out of text on strong coated paper.