Paul Margueritte; Victor Margueritte — Une Epoque: Le Desastre

Paris , E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1897. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of this French novel from Paul and Victor Margueritte. This is the first novel out of four eventually written for the 'Epoque' series, co-written by brothers Paul and Victor Margueritte. Bound in quarter crushed and marbled morocco, with marbled paper covered boards and decorative gilt to the spine.'Le Desastre' depicts the Franco-German war of 1870 through the misfortunes of a staff officer, Pierre Du Breuil. Bound in quarter crushed and marbled morocco. Externally, very smart, with minor rubbing to the extremities and slight warping to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots to the endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .