The Communists of Paris 1871 Bertall Art

The first English edition of Bertall's heavily illustrated work depicting his observations of Parisian communists, with hand coloured plates throughout. The first English edition, first published in the original French in 1871 under the title 'Less Communeux, 1871. Types, Caracteres, Costumes'. Illustrated by Bertall with forty hand coloured plates. Collated complete. A collection of illustrations from the renowned French illustrator and caricaturist from Charles Albert D'Arnoux, otherwise known as 'Bertall'. The work provides a series of observations of communists in Paris, with descriptions. While the work was not primarily political with Bertall claiming he had no political bias, the illustrations are considered to be propagandistic, depicting communists in a negative light. In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally faded to the spines and extremities of the boards, with rubbing to the extremities and joints, marks to the boards, slight creasing to the rear, and rear joint tender, with front joints cracked and re-enforced. Front hinge cracked but remaining firm, with creasing to the free endpapers. Internally firmly bound with minimal age toning and light spotting and handling marks. Good