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LOT 2243
General Books - Field Sketchbook of Lucien Jonas - Armee Anglaise
1915 A.D.
12 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (799 grams, 32.2 x 24.2 cm).
Lucien Jonas - Reproduction of the field sketchbook of Jonas subtitled 'Armée Anglaise Juin 1915' (British Army, June 1915) with studies of Sir John French, Douglas Haig, Brigadier Maurice, General Lambton and other officers, many with a location; inside front cover with listing of British and Indian regimental officers; inside back cover with list of Interpreters, French and Belgian mission officers, studies of Ypres (2) and the Pas de Calais; hardback with cloth covers (partly detached)' publisher's note to inside back cover (in French) stating that this sketchbook by the painter Jonas, who was attached to the Musée de l' Armée, has been reproduced in facsimile through Librarie Dorbon-Ainé in Paris; this volume is one of 200 monochrome offprints; with artist's manuscript initials.
Provenance
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Footnotes
Unique first-hand study of the British Army in the early stages of the First World war.
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LOT 2243
General Books - Field Sketchbook of Lucien Jonas - Armee Anglaise
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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