Mémoires d'un Communard. Des Barricades au Bagne

First edition of the memoirs of the politician and former convict Jean Allemane, who took part in the Paris Commune. Fine signed presentation inscription in brown ink on the front free endpaper: "To my excellent friend and collaborator Emilien Chesneau, in token of my highest esteem. J. Allemane. Former convict of the Commune, Deputy for Seine. December 1906". (our own translation)

Marginal white offsetting to front board, discrete creases to board corners, spine faded, as it often is, with some handling creases, small pieces of clear tape to second and third boards, very light red offsetting to recto of first two leaves, an attractive copy.

"This work, whose style is by turns lively, biting, moving, sometimes even amusing, yet always marked by unquestionable sincerity, recounts part of the events of the Commune and the highly eventful life of our valiant socialist champion. It comprises a series of dramatic narratives and brutal, harrowing scenes. There are, at times, pages infused with a cheerfulness that surprises and captivates the reader; but the whole is gripping and constitutes a work of profound socialist and revolutionary instruction. There is not a single activist who will not wish to possess it in his library, however modest it may be."

L'Humanité, January 14, 1907

(our own translation)