A.-J. de Marnay - Mémoires Secrets et témoignages authentiques - 1875

1 volume, in-12, half-percaline bound in a Bradel binding, xx-439 pages, a few light, scattered foxing on the first two pages - A pleasant copy.
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Mémoires secrets et témoignages authentiques is a political and memoir collection published in 1875, attributed to A.-J. de Marnay, with significant editorial involvement by Charles Read.

The full title is:

Secret Memoirs and Authentic Testimonies: The Fall of Charles X, the July Monarchy, February 24, 1848. Accompanied by remarks on the role of our governments in our revolutions.

The work covers the major French political crises between:

the end of the French Restoration;
the July Revolution;
the July Monarchy;
and the French Revolution of 1848.

The book combines:

personal recollections;
political documents;
contemporary accounts;
commentary on the French governments;
analyses of the causes of the 19th-century revolutions.

Among the topics covered:

the fall of Charles X;
the reign of Louis-Philippe I;
political intrigues;
ministerial responsibilities;
l Liberal and revolutionary movements;
the abdication of Louis-Philippe, reproduced in facsimile in certain editions.

The work belongs to the tradition of 19th-century “historical memoirs”:

a retrospective political narrative;
semi-confidential documentation;
critique of successive regimes;
e xploration of the “behind-the-scenes” aspects of contemporary history.

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1 volume, in-12, half-percaline, Bradel-bound; xx-439 pages, a few light, scattered foxing spots on the first two pages—a pleasant copy.
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Secret Memoirs and Authentic Testimonies is a political and memoir collection published in 1875, attributed to A.-J. de Marnay, with significant editorial involvement by Charles Read.

The full title is:

Secret Memoirs and Authentic Testimonies: The Fall of Charles X, the July Monarchy, February 24, 1848. Accompanied by remarks on the role of our governments in our revolutions.

The work covers the major French political crises between:

the end of the French Restoration;
the July Revolution;
the July Monarchy;
and the French Revolution of 1848.

The book combines:

personal recollections;
political documents;
contemporary accounts;
commentary on the French governments;
analyses of the causes of the 19th-century revolutions.

Among the topics covered:

the fall of Charles X;
the reign of Louis-Philippe I;
political intrigues;
ministerial responsibilities;
liberal and revolutionary movements;
the abdication of Louis-Philippe, reproduced in facsimile in certain editions.

The work belongs to the tradition of 19th-century “historical memoirs”:

retrospective political narrative;
semi-confidential documentation;
critique of successive regimes;
exploration of the “behind-the-scenes” aspects of contemporary history.