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

Fine illustrated edition of 35 plates hors-texte, including superb chromolithographs in color under serpents, one also finds fac-similes of the testaments of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette as well as numerous wood engravings, and a portrait of Louis XVI in the frontispiece -

The author traces the origins of the Revolution by studying the imbalances of the Ancien Régime, the financial difficulties of the monarchy, the inequalities between orders, the influence of the philosophers of the Enlightenment and the new aspirations for liberty, equality and national representation -

He then describes in detail the summoning of the Estates-General, the formation of the National Assembly, the taking of the Bastille, the abolition of privileges, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, the administrative reorganization of the kingdom as well as the first reforms aimed at transforming the political and social structures of France -

Charles d'Héricault - The Revolution 1789-1882 - 1883 - D. Dumoulin et Cie -
445 pages. [35] plates.

Condition: good binding, the work in its red half-leather with corners original, marbled boards, wear from use with rubbing and minor losses, a few minor defects on the cover, headcaps damaged, corners worn, gilt edges, spine with gilt-relief, letters in white, titling and author's name gilded, gilt lines on the boards -

Good interior condition, some stains, some small areas on certain pages at the beginning with small holes near the edges, title page printed in red and black, the work enriched with 35 plates hors-texte including superb chromolithographs in colors under serpentes, fac-similes of the testaments of LOUIS XVI and MARIE-ANTOINETTE as well as numerous wood engravings, and a portrait of Louis XVI in the frontispiece, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy -

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