Description
FIRST EDITION of these memories, stories and accounts of the invasion of 1870, Perl, Forbach, Sedan, Tours, Êtretat, Rouen... most of them published in Le Temps under the signature XX.
From the library of the Belgian dealer, collector, expert, art critic and patron Léon Gauchez Musée bibliothèque Joseph Benoit Willems", wet stamp on title page, collection of the Musée d'Ixelles, donated in 1895 by Léon Gauchez in memory of his grandfather Joseph-Benoît Willems.
COPY WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO LÉON GAUCHEZ:
Sir,
I received your letter in Dieppe. I won't be back in Paris until the first days of October, and as I spend a lot of time in the vicinity of the Cité d'Antin. I will come and see you one day, as soon as I get back, in the afternoon.Yours sincerely
Ludovic Halévy
Dieppe. 16 September 86
A well-bound copy of the period
Half red morocco signed Belz Niédrée, ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt heads, bookmark. Cover preserved. Corners and edges rubbed, small rub to tail cap. Scattered foxing.