The Conscript: A Tale of the French War of 1813

An illustrated English translation of Erckmann-Chatrian's historical novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. The first of this English translation with these illustrations. First edition of this translation published in 1865.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with twenty-five plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.Written jointly by French authors Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian, this novel follows a young watchmaker's apprentice in Alsace, who is conscripted into the French army during the Napoleonic Wars, specifically the 1813 campaign against Russia.With three pages of advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with slight cocking to the spine and mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, binding is tender in places, with plates facing page 234 and 53 detached but present. Pages are generally bright, with occasional scattered spots throughout. Good.