PETIT, Maximilien. The Defense of Lille in 1792. Published in Paris by Chavaray; Mantou and Martin in 1884. In-8 bradel, red publisher's boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt title and fleurons, gilt floral composition and titling on front cover. 63 pages, with 1 frontispiece and 6 black-and-white hors-texte engravings. Rubbing, 1 spine slightly split on first board. Paper slightly foxed in the margins, very rare foxing. First edition of this historical study devoted to the siege of Lille by Austrian troops during the French Revolution, illustrated with a frontispiece and several hors-texte engravings. Clean inside.