first edition pp. 174. 1 vols. 8vo
1858 · Paris
by (Crimean War) Vellaud, Alfred, Lawyer
Paris: Imprimeris de Cosson et Compagnie, 1858. First edition. pp. 174. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound, some staining and light soiling, corners creased with some short tears, else a very good copy. First edition. pp. 174. 1 vols. 8vo. The legal rights for restitution of the French merchants of Sébastopol whose properties were damaged by the warring armies. Includes tables at the back of the losses of some merchants. Sevastopol or Sebastopol had been an attractive city prior to the war, by the end of the war 1856 most of the buildings had been damaged or destroyed and most of the inhabitants had left. Great effort was made to bring in trade and encourage people to come to the city.
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