Stefan Zweig; Alzir Hella [trans.]; Olivier Bournac [trans.] — Joseph Fouche

Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1935 . Leather. An attractively bound French language translation of Stefan Zweig's biography of enigmatic French statesman Joseph Fouche. Translated from the original German into French by Alzir Hella and Olivier Bournac.In a half morocco signed binding from Brugalla, who bound this work in 1936.The front wrap of the work is bound in, identifying this as the 61st edition.Zweig offers a biography of one of the most enigmatic figures in French history, a master of political survival who navigated the shifts of power during the French Revolution, Napoleon's reign, and the Bourbon Restoration. Zweig portrays him as a cold, calculating man, skilled in manipulation and espionage, who betrayed allies and switched loyalties in the aid of his own survival. In a half morocco signed binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt detailing to back strip, with fading to back strip as is common with blue morocco. Front wrap bound in. Small handling mark to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .