The History of Orléans by a Native Son

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By ILLIERS, Louis d'. Marseille: Laffitte Reprints, 1981. 464 pages. 9 black and white plates, 1 folding black and white map of Orléans (1773), 1 picturesque folding map of Orléans (1856) in black and white. Octavo format, 15.50 x 22.50 cm. Cardboard binding, 9 full-page plates from the 1940 edition. Second limited edition of 600 copies. Facsimile reprint of the 1954 Orléans edition published by Loddé Libraire, originally issued as 'L'histoire d'Orléans racontée par un orléanais'. Includes at the end: list of Orléans families (with miniature coats of arms), list of mayors and aldermen from 1645 to 1790, bishops, prefects, mayors of Orléans from 1791 to 1899, commanders of the 5th Army Corps, and chief justices. Very pleasant copy.