ERCKMANN, Émile & CHATRIAN, Alexandre. The States General, and The Country in Danger. Ward, Lock, & Co. (Erckmann-Chatrian library, double volume no. 3.) [1883?]
Front., plates, 38pp cata. 2 separately paginated parts in one volume as issued. Orig. brown cloth, front board & spine attractively dec. & lettered in black & gilt; v. sl. rubbing to spine. Gift inscription on leading f.e.p., New Year 1889, & sl. later booklabel. a.e.g. v.g.
¶Histoire d'un paysan, 1867. First English edition 1871, under the title The Outbreak of the Great French Revolution, translated by Mrs. Cashel Hoey, published by Richard Bentley. This is a double-volume containing parts I & II of the French novel. It is subtitled 'the story of a peasant 1789-1792' on front board, and this is the running header, but it does not appear on the titlepage. Text coded 1-83-v-14.
Stock #71248
£65
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