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a red book sitting on top of a white tableparis incende, historie communne de 1871 - paris incende, historie communne de 1871, paris incendetwo pages of a book with a picture of a buildingan open book with pictures of buildings on ittwo pages of a book with pictures of people hanging from theman open book with pictures of people and animals on it
Maître Pascal BLOUET

351 - Paris in Flames: A History of the Commune of 1871 by Georges…
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Estimate €50 - €80
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Description
Paris in Flames: A History of the Commune of 1871 by Georges Bell, [pseudonym of Joachim Hounau], Paris: Augte Marc et Cie, publishers of *L’Illustration*, 1873, [4]-236-[4] pp., 170 woodcuts, contemporary half-calf binding in red and gold, with title on the cover. Special issue of ‘L’Illustration’. Text in three columns, very richly illustrated with full-page plates, in the text and a few double pages included without pagination, signed ‘Bell’ at the end. A significant part of the work is devoted to the repression of the Communards and the penal colonies where they were imprisoned.
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About the sale Original comic strips and comic books, antique and modern books – Afternoon sale at 2 pm
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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