Lot n° 185
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FERRY (Jules). Haussmann's fantastic accounts. Lettre adress - Lot 185
FERRY (Jules). Haussmann's fantastic accounts. Lettre adressée à MM. les membres de la commission du corps législatif chargés d'examiner le nouveau projet d'emprunt de la ville de Paris. Paris, Armand Le Chevalier, 1868. Large in-8, paperback, modern folder and slipcase.
First edition of this pamphlet by Jules Ferry (1832-1893), which denounces the urbanization policy of the city of Paris under the Second Empire, marked by the gigantic works of Baron Haussmann, which led to an increase in rents, the emigration of the working class to the outskirts and the indebtedness of the capital to the tune of over a billion francs.
Paperback copy, as issued.
Stains on second cover, small paper tears on spine.
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