PERRET (E.). Lot n° 23

Algerian stories. 1830-1848. Illustrated edition with 8 [+ 8] portraits. Paris, Bloud et Barral, [1887]. 2 vols. in-8 blue half-basane, smooth spine (period binding). Spines browned. T.1: ix-483 pp. and 8 portraits (lacking the faux-tittre). T.2: [2] ff. (faux-titre and title), 489 pp. and 8 portraits. Tailliart, 1950: ""This is a veritable review, period by period, in no rigorous order, and above all by anecdote, of the important military events that took place in Algeria between 1830 and 1886. Very little civil history. He portrays a large number of military leaders, and those he prefers are presented without flaws. Strictly speaking, this is not a history, but rather a series of stories, narratives, portraits and anecdotes, all of which together form a vivid picture of Algeria from 1830 to 1886. A violent hatred of parliamentarians".