Capitaine Danrit - L'Alerte – [EO] - Superbe Cartonnage Polychrome Flammarion par Dutriac - 1910

Magnificent specimen of the original edition of the military anticipation novel “L'Alerte,” written by the famous Captain Danrit (pseudonym of Commandant Émile Driant, hero of the Great War fallen at Verdun).
This work is abundantly illustrated by Georges Dutriac, including numerous engraved plates hors-texte (including the handsome Alsacienne caricature portrait at the end of the book) as well as the famous publisher’s binding in red percaline with a locomotive in relief on the top cover.

** Details & Characteristics:
- Author: Captain Danrit (Commandant Driant).
- Edition: Original Edition (Copyright 1910 by Ernest Flammarion)
- Printed dedication: “To General de Nonancourt” dated Nancy, September 1910
- Illustrations: Georges Dutriac
- Binding: Full publisher’s binding in red percaline, decorated. Top board adorned with a large polychrome and gold design depicting a locomotive derailment on a bridge, with the German eagle. Spine with gilded tooling. Very bright gilded edges.

** Condition:
- Exterior (Boards and Spine): Very beautiful overall condition. The red percaline has retained all its intensity. The gilding on the spine and the polychrome plate on the cover are fresh, bright, and well defined. Very slight, almost negligible wear at the headcaps and corners.
- Edges: Fully gilded edges very well preserved, offering a striking golden glow.
- Interior: Clean and sound interior, period paper slightly browned as usual for books of 1910, but with no major damp stains. Sewing solid.

Particularly desirable copy due to the exceptional freshness of its polychrome binding and gilded edges, often altered on books from this era. An essential for enthusiasts of military literature, early 20th‑century anticipatory fiction, or fine publisher bindings by Flammarion.

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