G. Saint-Yves - Les Libres Burghers - 1901

Superb illustrated edition in its splendid publisher's binding of this historical and moral novel inspired by Protestant urban societies of Northern Europe, particularly those of the United Provinces -

The term “burgher” refers to the bourgeoisie of trading towns, and more specifically to the free citizens of the Dutch cities, whose political, economic and religious organization has long fascinated European authors -

The work presents these “free burghers” as representatives of a society founded on civil liberty, work, individual responsibility and collective discipline -

Through a plot mixing historical episodes, individual destinies and social conflicts, the tale explores the life of these urban communities, often confronted with tensions between local autonomy and external pressures, notably from monarchic or imperial powers -

G. Saint-Yves - The Free Burghers - 1901 - Alfred Mame et Fils -
287 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the volume in its red cloth bearing the publisher's device, the first cover illustrated by a large polychrome plate, light signs of wear, spine worn, heads and corners worn, nice gilded edges, smooth spine illustrated and titled, black rule lines stamped on the second cover -

Good interior condition, slight browning, the work enriched with beautiful black engravings both in text and as images including frontispiece, endpapers in good condition, pleasant copy -

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