The astonishing adventure of General Boulanger by Harding, James - 1971-01-01

Scribner. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Scribner, 1971-01-01. Loose Leaf. Very Good/Good. 8x5x1. Black cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; jacket is worn and lightly soiled with a few small chips and tears along edges; spine of jacket is sun faded/discolored; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; previous owner's name on front pastedown; interior clean and unmarked; 251 pages.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. 0684123525 . Torn with Paper Loss .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 23 cm, xii, [2], 251, [3] pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Index. DJ flap price clipped. DJ has some wear soiling. Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger (29 April 1837 - 30 September 1891), nicknamed Général Revanche, was a French general and politician. An enormously popular public figure during the Third Republic, he won a series of elections and was feared to be powerful enough to establish himself as dictator at the zenith of his popularity in January 1889. His base of support was the working districts of Paris and other cities, plus rural traditionalist Catholics and royalists. He promoted an aggressive nationalism, known as Revanchism, which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged. The elections of September 1889 marked a decisive defeat for the Boulangists. Changes in the electoral laws prevented Boulanger from running in multiple… Read More

Charles Scriber's Sons. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.