Ferdinand BAC
Souvenirs de Compiègne. Second Empire[Recollections of Compiègne: The Second Empire]
Imprimerie de Compiègne|Compiègne 1946|17.5 x 22.6 cm|Broché
First edition printed in 500 copies on rag vellum, numbered and signed by Ferdinand Bac.
A pleasing and scarce copy, with a bookplate and a bibliophile’s label pasted to the verso of the upper cover.
Autograph signed inscription by Ferdinand Bac to Maître Gilbrin in violet ink: "... en souvenir de l'aimable visite à la \"surintendance\" de Compiègne, le nonagénaire Ferdinand Bac mai 1949." enhanced with an original pencil drawing depicting Napoleon III in profile, overlooking the signed inscription.
€380