J. Michelet; Viollet-le-Duc, D. Vierge, E. Bayard, Th. Schuler, F. Philippoteaux et al. - Histoire de la Révolution française - 1868

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Jules Michelet; Histoire de la Révolution française, an illustrated four‑volume edition in 4to, in French, published by J. Hetzel et Cie circa 1868, bound in red/bordeaux demi‑leather with gold detailing, with about 800 illustrations and 1535 pages, 29 × 20 cm, in reasonable condition with plates inserted.

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Jules Michelet, History of the French Revolution, Paris, J. Hetzel et Cie, illustrated edition, circa 1868.

Complete set in 4 quarto volumes, illustrated with numerous reproductions of drawings after Viollet-le-Duc, Vierge, Bayard, Schuler, Philippoteaux, Riou, Clerget, Raffet, La Charlerie, Guiaud, Viallat and other artists.

Volume I contains 178 drawings; the four volumes together total about 800 illustrations. Text printed in two columns.

Bindings in half-leather red/bordeaux, spines decorated with gilded fillets and fleurs-de-lys, gilded titles. Overall homogeneous and decorative.

Condition: good overall for 19th-century works. Bindings showing some rubbing and signs of use; gilding well preserved. Interiors to be checked, with possible foxing related to age.

Jules Michelet, History of the French Revolution, Paris, J. Hetzel et Cie, illustrated edition, circa 1868.

Complete set in 4 quarto volumes, illustrated with numerous reproductions of drawings after Viollet-le-Duc, Vierge, Bayard, Schuler, Philippoteaux, Riou, Clerget, Raffet, La Charlerie, Guiaud, Viallat and other artists.

Volume I contains 178 drawings; the four volumes together total about 800 illustrations. Text printed in two columns.

Bindings in half-leather red/bordeaux, spines decorated with gilded fillets and fleurs-de-lys, gilded titles. Overall homogeneous and decorative.

Condition: good overall for 19th-century works. Bindings showing some rubbing and signs of use; gilding well preserved. Interiors to be checked, with possible foxing related to age.

Details

Number of books
4
Subject
History
Book title
Histoire de la Révolution française
Author/ Illustrator
J. Michelet; Viollet-le-Duc, D. Vierge, E. Bayard, Th. Schuler, F. Philippoteaux et al.
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1868
Height
29 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
20 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
J. Hetzel et Cie
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
1535
FranceVerified
23
Objects sold
Private

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