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Nancy: E. Ferry, 1893. Very good.. Satirical novelty pamphlet marking the Russian diplomatic visit to Toulon, France during the formation of the Franco-Russian Alliance, a key development in the lead up to World War I. In the late 1880s and early 1890s, Germany allied with Italy and broke its alliance with Russia, leading Russia to seek an alliance with France. The Franco-Russian Alliance formed after two diplomatic visits, first to Kronstadt and then to Toulon. This book depicts a series of conversations between people commenting on the Russians' arrival at Toulon: a Frenchman and a Russian meeting again after sharing a drink in Kronstadt; a Frenchman swaying with a bottle of wine captioned [in translation], "I celebrated the arrival of the Russians so much that I can no longer stand"; a German bragging to an Italian (with stereotypical names) that "I would eat them in two mouthfuls, the French and the Russians," while the Italian replies, "I'm not that greedy, me, I'd be happy with a plate of…
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NOVELTY. RUSSES ET FRANCAIS. Nancy: E. Ferry, Editeur no date, 19th century. 4 1/4 x 6 1/2", pictorial wraps, small repair on cover, some soil, VG. There is a hole cut in each page through which a different face can appear. Each verso and facing recto relate to each other and the text deals with the commotion caused when the Russian fleet landed in Toulon. There are 14 full page hand-colored illus. plus hand colored covers.
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