An historical account of the black empire of Hayti : comprehending a view of of the principal transactions in the revolution of saint Domingo ; with its antient and modern state
James Cundee|London 1805|14 x 23.50 cm|relié
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first edition. Book decorated with 8 maps, 18 engravings and 1 annex. Binding in half black shagreen with corners, back four nerves decorated with golden decorative patterns of cironstance: two helmets of Poilus and a hairy loading bayonet with the barrel, framing of golden fliets on the plates of paper with geometric patterns, guards and counterplates of marbled paper , covers and back preserved, golden head, modern bookplate pasted at the head of a counterplate. We attach a postcard representing the war memorial of Verdun and a prospectus of the Douaumont ossuary. Rare autograph signed by Philippe Pétain: "To Jacques Braun so that he continues to work well. July 14, 1929".