Hardcover volume, collated in-8o, 21.9 c 14.6 cm, bound in half red morocco over red buckram by Palmer, Hove & Co. (Manchester), ruled in gilt, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt, spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt, gilt lettering; bookplate "Ex libris William John Robertson" with black ink ms dated 1922 to front pastedown. Insert paper clipping “In Memoriam” marked “D.W. 25.1.61.” Graphite ms to t.p.: “[assisted by Karl Marx]”. Pp.: [i-v] vi-xv [xvi blank], [1] 2-500; collation: ffl blank first and last, π8 A-2H8 2I2.
Title-page: HISTORY | OF | THE COMMUNE OF 1871. | Translated from the French of | LISSAGARAY, | BY | ELEANOR MARX AVELING. | LONDON: | REEVES AND TURNER, 196 STRAND. | 1886.||
Contributors:
Hippolyte Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray (French, 1838 – 1901) – author.
Eleanor Marx [Aveling] (British, 1855 – 1898) – translator.
William John Robertson (Canadian, 1846 – 1894) – provenance.
The Russian translation of the same title: [LIB-1158.2016] Э. Лиссагарэ. История Парижской Коммуны в 1871 г. (Дешевая библиотека, № 274) / Пер. под ред. В. Базарова. — С.-Петербург: Знание, 1906.
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Language | English |
| Subject | 19th century , Paris Commune, 1871 , Second Empire (France) , Second French Empire , Socialism , Translations into English |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1886 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus |
| Size | 8vo |
| Binding | Buckram , Half morocco , Hardcover |
| Acquisition year | 2016 |