Contemporary History Scenes: Events, Anecdotes, Memories

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CELLIEZ A. Scènes de L'histoire Contemporaine, Évènements, Ancedotes, Souvenirs, Personnages Depuis La Révolution jusqu'à Nos Jours. Eugène Ducrocq children's and youth library, Paris. Half-calf binding with cold-stamped boards, ornate spine with compartments and gilt titles. 627 pages. Some foxing, gilt edges. Illustrated with 16 bi-tone engravings: Saint-Domingue, the last three years of Louis XVI, Madame Royale and Louis XVII, Bonaparte's early years, the Empire, the Restoration, the 1830 Monarchy, Abd-el-Kader in Syria. One corner slightly bumped, minor rubbing marks, otherwise fine copy.