Gabriel Hanotaux — Joffre le Vainqueur de la Marne
Paris, Librairie Plon, 1929. Leather. A re-bound copy of Hanotaux's Joffre Le Vainqueur de la Marne - signed by the author. A re-bound copy of Hanotaux's Joffre Le Vainqueur de la Marne - signed by the author. Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre (1852 1931), was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in 1914. His popularity led to his nickname Papa Joffre. Featuring two facsimile letters and a frontispiece of Joffre. Re-bound in a quarter-morocco binding. Externally sound with slight rubbing, some sunning and wear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout save for some spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .
