Georges Courteline / Albert Dubout - Le train de 8 H.47, la vie de Caserne - 1951

Exciting numbered edition 4214 on grand vélin Crèvecoeur and illustrated with 26 plates hors-texte of which 24 in color and a few line drawings in-text -

This humorous and satirical narrative plunges the reader into the world of French military life at the end of the 19th century -

Through a succession of comical scenes, the author depicts the daily life of soldiers and officers, the constraints of discipline, the absurdities of the hierarchy, endless drills, inspections and the small rivalries that animate life in the barracks -

The narrative highlights the flaws of the military institution, notably authoritarianism, bureaucracy, the obsession with rules and the mismatch between the ambitions of the officers and the ordinary concerns of the troops -

Georges Courteline / Albert Dubout - Le train de 8 H.47, la vie de Caserne - 1951 - Aux Editions du Livre Monte-Carlo -
196 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full colored illustrated dust jacket, under a titled slipcase and publisher’s case, scuffs from use, some minor defects, smooth back adorned and titled in red -

Good interior condition, slight browning, title page printed in red and black, volume enriched with 26 hors-texte plates of which 24 in color and a few line drawings in-text, print run of 5000 copies on grand vélin Crèvecoeur (no. 4214), clean text, fresh interior -

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