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BARRAS
Memoirs of Barras, member of the Directory, published with a general introduction, prefaces and appendices by Georges Duruy.
Paris. Librairie Hachette, 1895–1896.
4 volumes in 8°. Half-bound in royal blue shagreen. Ribbed spine, decorated with gilt fleurons. Head and foot cut edges preserved.
The volume is illustrated with 7 portraits, 4 of which are frontispieces, 1 map and 3 facsimiles of autographs, 2 of which are by Barras.
First edition.
A few slight water stains.
Volume I: The Ancien Régime. The Revolution. Frontispiece portrait with printed serpentine border, LXXXIII–372 pages, 2 plates with printed serpentine borders.
Volume II: The Directory, up to 18 Fructidor. Frontispiece portrait with printed serpentine border, XVI–543 pages, 1 plate with printed serpentine border.
Volume III: The Directory, from 18 Fructidor to 18 Brumaire. Frontispiece portrait with printed serpentine border, XXXVI–526 pages, 1 plate with printed serpentine border.
Volume IV: The Consulate – The Empire – The Restoration – Analytical Index. Frontispiece portrait with printed scroll, XXXII–548 pages, two facsimiles of autographs, one of which is a fold-out.
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