Rare La Montagne Pelee 1902 Pierre Molinard 2008 3rd Ed 1 of 50 Martinique

Rare limited-edition French-language historical publication titled “La Montagne Pelée, Février-Mai 1902,” with texts, eyewitness accounts, and photographs collected and presented by Pierre Molinard.This extensively illustrated work chronicles the catastrophic 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée and the destruction of Saint-Pierre, Martinique. The events are presented day by day through contemporary testimony, historical documents, and black-and-white photographs showing Saint-Pierre before and after the eruption.Published as a special June 2008 issue of “Bakoua,” the newsletter of the Descendants Jaham association.This is the third edition, limited to only 50 copies. The publication states that the first edition was limited to 130 copies and the second edition to just 30 copies.Publication details:• Title: La Montagne Pelée, Février-Mai 1902• Author and compiler: Pierre Molinard• Special issue of Bakoua• Published: June 2008• Third edition• Limited to 50 copies• Language: French• Illustrated with historic black-and-white photographs• Includes eyewitness accounts and historical documents• Focuses on Mount Pelée and Saint-Pierre, Martinique• Published by the Descendants Jaham association in Quimper, FranceTopics and images include:• The events leading up to the May 8, 1902 eruption• Firsthand accounts from witnesses• Historic views of Saint-Pierre before the disaster• Photographs of the destroyed city and surviving ruins• The Saint-Pierre city hall• Ships, waterfront activity, streets