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The History of the Paris Commune of 1871
by March, Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd., 1896. The Paris Commune remains today as a touchstone of the political left, recognized by Marxists as the first time the working class seized power, but it was typically short-lived. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Dark maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering. Clean text; 372 pages, indexed. Light wear to the tips, a bit of rub along the spine. This is an ASSOCIATION COPY with the armorial bookplate on front paste-down of General Sir Bindon Blood, K.C.B. (1842-1940) who served in India , Afghanistan, and the 2nd Boer War. Reverse of FFEP contains small stamp from a bookseller in Bombay, opposite another ownership signature. The general has signed the Title Page and dated it 1903. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001869
- Title
- The History of the Paris Commune of 1871
- Author
- March, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
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- History;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- FFEP
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Association Copy
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