Dr Bertherand ( Envoi autographe) - Campagne d'Italie de 1859. Lettres médico-chirurgicales écrites du grand quartier général de l'armée - 1880

First edition of this rare book by the military doctor, Alphonse Bertherand (1815-1887).

Copy enriched with a nice handwritten dedication by the author “Hommage de l'auteur à Mr le Dr Figuier [A Bertherand]".

Collection of “medical-surgical” letters written day to day, from the theatre of war.
Dedicated to Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War from 1854 to
1859 and Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Army in 1859 against the Austrians.

The Italian Campaign of 1859, also known as the Italian War of 1859 corresponding to the
Second Italian War of Independence, sees the Franco-Piedmontese army clash with
that of the Austrian Empire. Its conclusion allows the reunion on Lombardy to the kingdom of
Sardinia and lays the foundation for the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy.

Author: Alphonse Bertherand (1815-1887)

Title: Campagne d'Italie de 1859. Lettres médico-chirurgicales écrites du grand quartier général de l'armée (1860)

Place: Publisher, Date: Paris: Baillière & Vve Masson 1860 1 octavo vol. measuring 18x12 cm; 198pp complete.

Binding: Well-made contemporary binding in red half morocco, spine with raised bands underlined with gilded dotted lines and stamped thick bands, elegant framing around the compartments.

Condition: Set in good condition. Tight volume. Sturdy binding, remains decorative despite the damage from use: slightly faded leather, sunning on the spine and light rubbing from use. Fresh and clean inside, no foxing or water stains.