Mon Village, ceux qui n'oublient pas.: Images et commentaires par l'oncle Hansi.

H. Floury éditeur, bould des Capucines s.d., 1913. Deluxe first edition. 'Oncle Hansi' pseudonym of Jean Jacques Waltz. Light blue hardback binding. Title and author in gilt and black. Patterned endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout; many full page. Text in French. Printed using a variety of chromolithography and over laid half tones. Page edges red. Front board with some mold damage near spine, but otherwise in good shape and clean. [iv], 31, [iv] pp. 250 x 330 mm (9¾ x13 inches). Jean-Jacques Waltz was born in Colmar in 1873. He was a French caricaturist known for his satirical work particularly depicting German tourists. This book illustrates his pro-French Alsatian feelings on Germany's annexation of the Alsace region. Hansi was imprisoned several times by the German authorities, culminating in a one-year prison sentence in 1914. . Édition de luxe. 'Oncle Hansi' pseudonyme de Jean Jacques Waltz. Reliure cartonnée bleu clair. Titre et auteur en dorure et noir. Gardes à motifs. Illustrations en couleur tout au long ; plusieurs pleine page. Imprimé à l'aide d'une variété de chromolithographie et de demi-teintes superposées. Bords de page rouges. Plat avant avec quelques dommages de moisissure près de la colonne vertébrale, mais sinon en bon état et propre. [iv], 31, [iv] p. 250 x 330 mm