DREYFUS, Robert. Monsieur Thiers Against the Empire, the War - Lot 133

DREYFUS, Robert. Monsieur Thiers Against the Empire, the War, and the Commune. 1869–1871. First edition. A Madagascar-bound copy, a limited first printing, featuring an inscribed dedication, in a dazzling binding. Paris, Grasset—“Les Cahiers verts” collection, 1928. Large 8vo, half-maroquin with corners edged with a gilt band, smooth spine adorned with a gilt square and a quadruple gilt fillet, gilt-grained paper covers, gilt head, untrimmed, original double cover and spine preserved. 351 pp. First edition. One of 62 numbered first-edition copies from Madagascar, this one not for sale (No. III). A superb copy, enhanced by a beautiful autographed dedication signed by the author to Paul Fonte (?), “first reader” and “true patron of this work.” A full-margin copy in perfect condition, complete with its double cover.