Bibliothèque de Pierre Bergé : le dernier chapitre

Bibliothèque de Pierre Bergé : le dernier chapitre

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Michel, Louise

Légendes et chants de gestes canaques. Paris, 1885. Édition originale. In-12. Percaline rouge de l'époque.

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Michel, Louise

Légendes et chants de gestes canaques. Avec dessins et vocabulaires.

Paris, Kéva et Cie, 1885.


In-12 (172 x 110 mm). Percaline rouge, filets à froid en encadrement, dos lisse avec titre doré en long, tranches rouges (Reliure de l’éditeur).


Édition originale.

 

4 planches doubles hors texte représentant Nouméa et des paysages néo-calédoniens d’après les dessins l’auteur.

Vocabulaire canaque pages 147 à 183.

 

Condamnée à la déportation en Nouvelle-Calédonie en 1873 pour sa participation active à la Commune, Louise Michel avait soutenu la révolte des Canaques contre les colons, avant son retour en France, en 1880.

 

Pierre Bergé (II, n° 481).

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