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885 - BERVILLE (François SAINT-ALBIN) & BARRIERE (François). A col…
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Estimate €1,600 - €1,800
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BERVILLE (François SAINT-ALBIN) & BARRIERE (François). A collection of memoirs relating to the French Revolution, with notes on their authors and historical explanations. Paris, Baudouin & Cie, 1820–1827. 57 volumes bound in 56 in-8 volumes in glazed calfskin with natural edges, smooth, richly decorated spines, wide gilt border framing the covers, and gilt fillet on the edges (contemporary binding). This collection does not contain all the memoirs that the publishers had promised, but it does include several that were not part of the work’s original plan, meaning that the contents of individual copies may vary. This set contains the memoirs of the Marquis d’Argenson (1 vol.), Bailly (3 vols.), Barbaroux and Goguelat (2 tomes in 1 vol.), Besenval (2 vols.), Madame de Campan (3 vols.), on Carnot (1 vol.), *Account of the Departure of Louis XVI on 20 June 1791* (1 vol.), *The Old Cordelier* (1 vol.), the memoirs of General Doppet (1 vol.), of Dumouriez (4 vols.), History of the Convention (1 vol.), memoirs on the downfall of the Duke of Enghein (1 vol.), by the Marquis de Ferrières (3 vols.), on the Reaction in the South (1 vol.), towards a history of Lyon (2 vols.), by Madame Hausset (1 vol.), by Linguet on the Bastille and by Dusaulx (1 vol.), by Louvet de Couvray (1 vol.), by the Duke of Montpensier (1 vol.), by Rivarol (1 vol.), by Thibaudeau (2 vols.), on the Vendée (1 vol.), by Weber on Marie-Antoinette (2 vols.), Memoirs of General Turreau (1 vol.), The War of the Vendée and the Chouans against the Republic (6 vols.), Memoirs of Abbé Morellet (2 vols.), Memoirs of the Prince of Montbarey (3 vols.), Memoirs of General Pelet (4 vols.), Memoirs of Olivier d’Argens (1 vol.), Memoirs on the Consulate (1 vol.), Recollections of the Emigration for the Present Day (1 vol.), Memoirs of Sénart (1 vol. It is illustrated with 2 portraits, 5 plates (one of which is a fold-out), 5 maps (4 of which are fold-outs and one in colour), as well as 2 large plates, each folded several times. A superb copy in a very well-preserved full contemporary binding (some minor wear, a few scattered foxing spots).
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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