[MEMOIRS OF THE REVOLUTION]. Sets of memoirs on the French Revolution: - BARRAS (Paul-Jean-François-Nicolas). Memoirs of Barras member of the Directory published with a general Introduction, Prefaces and Appendices by George Duruy. Paris : Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1895-1896. - 4 volumes in-8, burgundy half cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt head, untrimmed (period binding). First edition of the memoirs of one of the most important figures of the Revolution and the Empire. It is illustrated with seven portraits out of the text and three facsimiles of autographs out of the text. ONE OF THE EXEMPLIES ON VELIN PAPER, THIS ONE OUT OF STOCK, SPECIALLY PRINTED FOR RENÉ FOURET (1842-1924), bookseller, publisher, administrator of the Hachette bookshop. A good copy despite some soiling and stains to the bindings. Some scattered foxing. - GOUVION SAINT-CYR (Laurent de). Memoirs on the campaigns of the armies of the Rhine and Rhine-et-Moselle, from 1792 until the peace of Campo-Formio. Paris : Anselin, 1829. - 4 volumes in-8, brown half calf with corners, spine decorated, spotted edges (period binding). First edition of these memoirs relating the campaigns led by Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr from 1792 to 1797. It is illustrated with 15 maps and plans out of the text and includes several dozen tables, most of them folding. Bindings very skilfully restored. Some foxing. Without the atlas. - MAURIN (Albert). Galerie historique de la Révolution française (1787 à 1789). Paris: Au bureau de la Société des travailleurs réunis, [1849]. - 5 volumes large in-8, red half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated, speckled edges (binding of the time). New edition illustrated with 63 engraved portraits out of text. A good copy in a slightly later binding. Some foxing.
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[MEMOIRS OF THE REVOLUTION].
Sets of memoirs on the French Revolution:
- BARRAS (Paul-Jean-François-Nicolas). Memoirs of Barras member of the Directory published with a general Introduction, Prefaces and Appendices by George Duruy. Paris : Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1895-1896. - 4 volumes in-8, burgundy half cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt head, untrimmed (period binding).
First edition of the memoirs of one of the most important figures of the Revolution and the Empire. It is illustrated with seven portraits out of the text and three facsimiles of autographs out of the text.
ONE OF THE EXEMPLIES ON VELIN PAPER, THIS ONE OUT OF STOCK, SPECIALLY PRINTED FOR RENÉ FOURET (1842-1924), bookseller, publisher, administrator of the Hachette bookshop.
A good copy despite some soiling and stains to the bindings. Some scattered foxing.
- GOUVION SAINT-CYR (Laurent de). Memoirs on the campaigns of the armies of the Rhine and Rhine-et-Moselle, from 1792 until the peace of Campo-Formio. Paris : Anselin, 1829. - 4 volumes in-8, brown half calf with corners, spine decorated, spotted edges (period binding).
First edition of these memoirs relating the campaigns led by Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr from 1792 to 1797. It is illustrated with 15 maps and plans out of the text and includes several dozen tables, most of them folding.
Bindings very skilfully restored. Some foxing. Without the atlas.
- MAURIN (Albert). Galerie historique de la Révolution française (1787 à 1789). Paris: Au bureau de la Société des travailleurs réunis, [1849]. - 5 volumes large in-8, red half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated, speckled edges (binding of the time).
New edition illustrated with 63 engraved portraits out of text.
A good copy in a slightly later binding. Some foxing.
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