1916 Beneš - Détruisez l’Autriche-Hongrie ! First edition

Beneš, Edvard – Destroy Austria-Hungary! The Martyrdom of the Czecho-Slovaks Through History (Détruisez l’Autriche-Hongrie ! Le martyre des Tchéco-Slovaques à travers l’histoire) Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1916. 8vo, 71[1] pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition of this wartime propaganda tract by the future president of Czechoslovakia, advocating the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the independence of the Czecho-Slovak peoples. Issued in Paris during World War I, the pamphlet reflects Beneš’s role in the exile movement and diplomatic campaign. VG condition. Light wear to wrappers. Inv. G4