Hardcover, 184 x 122 mm, burgundy quarter shagreen over marbled boards, binding savagely restored (ex-library copy) with orange paper, handwritten title to spine in black ink with a catalogue number on top, marbled endpapers; half-title and title with library ink stamps, original wrappers not present, frontispiece: death mask of Blanqui etched by Félix Bracquemond del. et sc., imp. Porcabeuf, with protection sheet. Pp.: [2 blanks] [2 - ht/advert.] [2 - blank/frontis.] [2 - t.p. / blank] [2 - dedication/blank] 1-442, 443-4 table, 445-6 afterword by G.G., [2 blanks].
Title-page: GUSTAVE GEFFROY | — | L'ENFERME | AVEC LE MASQUE DE BLANQUI | eau-forte inédite de F. BRACQUEMOND | — | (in rules) DEUXIÈME MILLE | — | PARIS | BIBLIOTHÈQUE CHARPENTIER | EUGÈNE FASQUELLE, ÉDITEUR | 11 RUE DE GRENELLE, 11 | 1897 | Tous droits réservés ||
For another copy published in 1919, see LIB-3362.2024.
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Etching , Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | Auguste Blanqui (French, 1805 – 1881) , Blanquism , France , History , Revolution , Second Empire (France) , Second French Empire , Terrorism |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1897 |
| Binding | Hardcover , Shagreen |
| Size | 12mo |
| Location | Bookshelf 13.5. |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |