Charles d'Héricault - La Révolution 1789-1882 - 1883

Beautiful illustrated edition of 26 plates hors-texte, including 14 color chromolithographs under serpents, also containing fac-similes of the wills of LOUIS XVI and MARIE-ANTOINETTE as well as numerous wood engravings, and a portrait of Louis XVI in the frontispiece -

Charles d'Héricault (1823-1899) was a French historian renowned for his work on the revolutionary and post-revolutionary periods. His thorough analysis offers an enlightening perspective on the political, social, and cultural transformations in France during this tumultuous era -

The work is divided into three parts: France before 1789 - The French Revolution - The revolution since 18 Brumaire, year VIII to 1882 -

Charles d'Héricault - The Revolution 1789-1882 - 1883 - D. Dumoulin et Cie -
445 pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original half-chocolate brown calf, marbled boards, light signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, uncut trimmed edges, five spine nerves, cases adorned with the title and the author's gilded initials -

Good interior condition, occasional foxing, title page printed in red and black, the work enriched with 26 plates hors-texte of which 14 color chromolithographs under serpentes, also containing fac-similes of the wills of LOUIS XVI and MARIE-ANTOINETTE as well as numerous wood engravings, and a portrait of Louis XVI in the frontispiece. This is a high-quality edition: very thick white paper (Papeteries du Maris et de Sainte Marie), chromolithographs printed by Lemercier, wood engravings by Pannemaker, marbled endpapers in good condition, the interior fairly fresh, a fine copy -

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