RUSSES ET FRANCAIS
Satirical novelty pamphlet marking the Russian diplomatic visit to Toulon, France during the formation of the Franco-Russian Alliance, a key development in the lead up to World War I.
Satirical novelty pamphlet marking the Russian diplomatic visit to Toulon, France during the formation of the Franco-Russian Alliance, a key development in the lead up to World War I.
First edition of this sweeping history of Paris, from Gallo-Roman Lutèce to the imagined future of 1987 — featuring transmission screens and flying swan-boats, the latter depicted in a stellar full-page image by Robida.
Sammelband of five French titles in one volume, including a contemporary court argument against an abusive man who employed a chastity belt to control a woman — evidently, a true account of a device frequently thought apocryphal.
First edition of this lavishly produced history of French military campaigns and costumes, with emphasis on Napoleon and the Grand Imperial Army.
Uncommon first US edition and first English translation of this major work by the French medieval historian, with an admiring foreword by Katherine Anne Porter.