Paris Under Siege: A Journal of the Events of 1870-1871
$21.50 USD • Used
A handsome, illustrated Folio Society edition describing events in Paris in 1870-71 as Prussian forces besieged the city as part of the Franco-Prussian War. The war marked the end of Napoleonic ru...
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A handsome, illustrated Folio Society edition describing events in Paris in 1870-71 as Prussian forces besieged the city as part of the Franco-Prussian War. The war marked the end of Napoleonic rule with the dethronement of Napoleon III, and the consolidation of various states into the German Empire. The story has been extracted from various periodic journals, translated and organized by Joanna Richardson; illustrated throughout with period black & white drawings and photos. --- Covers with sepia-toned wrap-around drawing of various defenders on a Parisian rooftop; gilt-stamped spine titling & brown topstain. Volume wrapped in pale yellow paper-covered slipcase. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound, and bright copy. Structurally sound slipcase with odorless soiled area to one corner, else undamaged.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 221 pages
Product Info
Publisher: The Folio Society
Year: 1982
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
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