[CRIMÉE]. War of the East. Siege of Sebastopol. History of the artillery service (1854-1856). Atlas. Paris, Strasbourg : Veuve Berger-Levrault et fils, 1859. - Atlas in-folio, oblong, dark green half-chagrin, spine ribbed with gilt fillets (period binding). The only atlas dedicated to the siege of Sebastopol, the main event of the Crimean War, which lasted from October 9, 1854 to September 11, 1855. It includes 151 plates of which 11 are maps and plans, 5 are tables and 135 illustrate the different attacks accompanied by historical notes. EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS CRIME WAR, THE COUNT RAOUL FERDINAND M. D'ESCLAIBES D'HUST (1828-1904) lieutenant-colonel of the Artillery. He offered it as a souvenir to his son Gérard d'Esclaibes d'Hust (1867-1914), captain in the ninth Cuirassiers regiment during the First World War, decorated with the Croix de Guerre, with this signed autograph ex-dono: "Souvenir de ma campagne de Crimée du 17 avril 1854 au 22 Mai 1856. à mon fils Gérard. Cte M. d'Esclaibes d'Hust". Rubbing and spotting on the spine, corners dulled. Scattered foxing.