[Reliure en maroquin signée] - Paul Eric - La Mort de l'Aigle 1814 - 1901

ERIC (Paul) - [IVOI (Paul)]

The Death of the Eagle 1814.

Paris, at Combet & Cie, 1901.

1 volume in-4 (28.5 x 22.5 cm), red half-morocco (binding of the period signed Durvand), smooth spine adorned with imperial motifs, gilt top, covers and spine preserved, 397-[2] pages (complete). Very good condition.

Original edition illustrated with one hundred and eight two-tone engravings.

The Death of the Eagle 1814 is a historical novel written by Paul Éric (sometimes under the pseudonym Paul d'Ivoi), first published in 1901 by the editions Combet and Cie. The work belongs to the collection “Romans de l'histoire” and recounts the French campaign of 1814 and the fall of the Napoleonic Empire.

Paul d'Ivoi (real name Paul Charles Philippe Éric Deleutre, born in Paris on 28 October 1856 and died on 6 September 1915) was a French novelist, journalist and dramatist.

A fine copy.