The French Revolution of 1830; The Events Which Produced it, and the Scenes by Which it Was Accompanied

Turnbull, D. [David]

Published by Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, London, 1830

About this Item

The French Revolution of 1830; The Events Which Produced it, and the Scenes by Which it Was Accompanied. RARE FIRST EDITION. Includes large FOLDOUT MAP at front, plus 2 engraved portrait illustrations, as called for. The large foldout map is titled "Plan of a Part of the Scene of Action in the Streets of Paris in July 1830", which is bound in after contents pages. The two portrait engravings are of Louis Philip I (as frontispiece facing title page) & General Lafayette (facing page 239). Contains 26 detailed chapters, with a preface by the editor dated 26th October, 1830. Errata to verso of final text page. Fascinating contemporary account of the French Revolution, which led to the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans. Full pagination as follows: ffep, half-title page, portrait frontispiece, title page, preface & contents (to page xxiv), folding map, pages 1-443 inclusive, errata page, rear endpaper, complete. Printed in London by Ibotson and Palmer. Bound in contemporary half-leather & marbled boards, raised bands, lacking leather spine label (faint blind-stamped lettering visible). NOTE: The binding is GOOD ONLY. Front board detached & barely held to preliminaries which are also almost detached (but all present & with ffep partly torn at inner margin as a result), boards rubbed & worn, spine leather label lacking, rear board loose, mild foxing to preliminary pages, partial trace of old label to front pastedown, map with large closed tears at folds & lightly foxed, otherwise despite the faults still a nice clean tight solid leatherbound copy of a scarce title, complete with both engravings & folding map. Internally VERY GOOD. xxiv + 443pp. RARE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The French Revolution of 1830; The Events Which Produced it, and the Scenes by Which it Was Accompanied
• Publisher: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, London
• Publication Date: 1830
• Binding: Leather
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
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