Military life in 1899: rare color photo album

Description

Paris, Librairie du Figaro, c. 1899; oblong quarto, half-leather binding (edges rubbed), interior: one nearly detached leaf otherwise in good condition. Published in 16-page installments, each with a color-illustrated cover. Each page features a unique color photograph depicting authentic military scenes. Deliveries cover infantry (interior and field service), cavalry, engineering, artillery (foot and mounted), navy (on board), firefighters, Republican Guard, North African Army, Saint-Cyr Military Academy, and Spahis.