Military sketches. Paris, , Goupil & Cie,, s.d. [1877]. . Gr. in-folio (55 x 38 cm), half red morocco with corners, percaline on covers, double fillet and gilt title on first cover, spine ribbed, gilt title. The work is mounted on tabs. Edition decorated with 20 striking engravings, a remarkable review of the combatants of the 1870 war, after Alphonse de Neuville, the great painter of the Franco-Prussian conflict. The engravings are printed on China paper. Binding rubbed and stained, corners bumped. Light foxing, some creasing and marginal tears to the snakes. Provenance Osenat sale, Christopher Forbes Collection, 6 March 2016, lot no. 57.