— Tableaux Historiques de la Rãƒâ©Volution Franãƒâ§Aise

Paris, Pierre Didot, c1804. Leather. An important French study on the Revolution, a significant historical source of information on the era. In the original French.'Tableaux Historiques de la Révolution Française' is an important French work on the Revolution. It was originally published in parts between 1791 and 1798. This volume contains a total of eighty-six of the discourses, offering a fantastical detailed look at the events of the Revolution from 1789 to 1793.This was a significant contribution to the study of the Revolution, being an impressive work of political education and propaganda.This volume contains text only, being the entirety of Volume I, and part of Volume II, being pages 274 to 348 of Volume II. Bound without all plates and the title page. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is faded. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Closed tear to the front endpaper. Lacking the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots. Bound without the title page and all plates. Good . Ill.: None. Good .