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[SEGUNDO IMPÉRIO FRANCÊS]. Dois títulos: Louis-Napoléon... / Histoire de la guerre de Prusse. Paris, 1855-1872. - FELLENS (J. B.) LOUIS-NAPOLÉON, Sa Vie Politique et Privée . Dessins par J. A. Beaucé et H. Émy. Paris: Marescq et Cie Éditeurs, 1855. [4], 152 pp., 1 grav.: il.; 285 mm. Biography of Napoleon III (1808-1873) – nephew of Napoleon I, President of the French Republic between 1848 and 1851 and Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870 – published at the height of the Second Empire. The work addresses, in parallel, the public and private life of the sovereign, in a style that combines biographical narrative with political chronicle. The 1855 edition – the year of the Universal Exhibition in Paris and the state visit of Queen Victoria – corresponds to a moment of great international visibility for the Bonapartist regime, which gives the publication particular documentary interest. Illustrated with drawings by J.A. Beaucé and H. Émy, two of the most active illustrators in the French press and publishing of the mid-19th century. The first edition of this work is from 1852, published by the same publisher. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate Junto com: CÉSENA (Amédée de) HISTOIRE de la Guerre de Prusse, 1870-1871 . Illustrée de portraits historiques et de gravures, cartes et plans de batailles. Paris: Garnier Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs, s.d. [1872]. [4], 204 pp.: 1 grav.; il.; 285 mm. Amédée Gayet de Césena (1810-1889), a French writer and journalist, authored several works on contemporary military history, most notably *Campagne d'Italie* (1859), referenced on the title page as an earlier work by the same author. *Histoire de la Guerre de Prusse* recounts the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, which culminated in the French defeat at Sedan, the fall of the Second Empire, the proclamation of the Republic, and German unification under Bismarck. Originally published in 1872 by Garnier Frères, the work is part of a large body of French accounts that sought to understand and document the military and political catastrophe in the years immediately following the conflict. Illustrated with historical portraits, engravings, letters, and battle plans, the opening engraving is signed by Andrieux. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate