La Renaissance - Resurrected. Louvain. La Destruction et la Reconstructon de la Cite Martyre. The Destruction and the Reconstruction of the Martyr Town
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About This Item
Louvain: J.-P. Stroobants Librairie-Journaux, 1920. First Edition. Paperback. Louvain, J.-P. Stroobants Librairie-Journaux, [circa 1920s]. Oblong octavo, 10 pages of 'before and after' illustrations from photographs. Overlapping colour-decorated title-wrappers a little creased and marked with a few tiny closed tears to the edges. 'Over the course of five days, beginning August 25, 1914, German troops stationed in the Belgian village of Louvain during the opening month of World War I burned and looted much of the town, executing hundreds of civilians' (History website). Captions in French and English.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139017
- Title
- La Renaissance - Resurrected. Louvain. La Destruction et la Reconstructon de la Cite Martyre. The Destruction and the Reconstruction of the Martyr Town
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.-P. Stroobants Librairie-Journaux
- Place of Publication
- Louvain
- Date Published
- 1920
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