de la Bedolliere, Emile
Histoire de la Guerre de Prusse
Paris, Georges Barba, Libraire-Editeur, . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. First Edition Thus; the work was originally issued in parts, but it was eventually published as one in Paris by Georges Barba, the Libraire-Editeur, in probably about 1874, though the date is not so stated. Bound in tall quarto format, 320 pp., in a pebbly leatherette over boards, surely a rebind at some point and with also a lovely rebinding of the spine in full, gorgeous creamy leather, gilt-tooled lettering to spine, and with four raised bands thereto and four precious fleurs-de-lis. The typographer was August Parent, and there are also 41 black-and-white woodcuts by a number of artists, including Adrien Marie, Janel Lange, and a number of others. Moderate foxing to the pages, toned, and sunned along the edges, as to be expected, else and withal a lovely copy indeed that looks wonderful on the shelf. The text-block is waffled a bit but shows no signs of damp-staining and is not malodorous. Double-columned text reads easily (if one reads French), and it looks extremely handsome on the shelf. The tome is bound with: Nouveau Dictionnaire Des Communes De France, also published by Georges Barba but authored by V.A. Malte-Brun, definitely in 1874, comprising an 82-page alphabetical listing of townships, etc. of France shortly after the Paris Commune. The O.C.L.C. shows 1 listing with a different publisher and an approximate date of of 1800-1899, which is impossible. The second work of this volume has a date of 1874 which I surmise is the date of the principal work.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good
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Sonstige Stichworte: Franco-Prussian War|Emile de la Bedolliere|Guerre de Prusse|French language|Adrien Marie|Janel Lange