Eugène GUESQUIN
Bitche et ses défenseurs (1870-1871)Bitche and Its Defenders (1870–1871)
Imprimerie Paul Brodard|Paris • Coulommiers 1901|15.5 x 24.3 cm|Relié
First edition, one of the rare copies printed on Japan paper, with no mention of such.
Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and 15 full-page illustrations within the text.
Contemporary half red shagreen binding with corners, spine in five compartments ruled in black, marbled paper boards, black stains at the foot of the upper cover, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt.
Minor rubbing and small losses to the spine, a few light foxing marks.
Written by one of the defenders of the citadel of Bitche during the Franco-Prussian War, this account constitutes a tribute to Colonel Louis-Casimir Teyssier (1821–1916), who managed to hold the stronghold for seven months w
€480