Les Chants du Bivouac

1914, a rare collection of soldier songs from the Great War

Author

Theodore Botrel, preface by Maurice Barres, illustrated by Carlegle, and with a portrait of the author by Paul Jobert

Publisher

Payot et Cie, Paris, 1914

Printing Details

First French edition. Paperback. 18.5 × 12cm, 271pp. French language.

Quite a scarce first printing of Botrel's collection of soldier songs of the first year of the Great War, illustrated with pen and ink sketches.

Theodore Botrel (in full Jean-Baptiste-Théodore-Marie Botrel, 1868–1925) was a French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright and during World War I he became France's official "Bard of the Armies"

Condition

The covers are rather grubby and creased, with a previous owner's name to the front. The contents are in good condition, with a little corner creasing to the pages but remaining in strong readable condition.

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