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1007 - United Kingdom – LÉVIS (Pierre-Marc-Gaston de). England at t…
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Estimate €180 - €200
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United Kingdom – LÉVIS (Pierre-Marc-Gaston de). England at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century. Paris, Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1814. In-8, [4]-XV-420 pp., red half-calf, plain spine decorated with fillets and large gilt fleurons, marbled edges (contemporary binding). A fine copy. The sole edition of what was intended to be a comprehensive multi-volume account of England (hence the note ‘End of the first volume’ before the table of contents); however, only this volume was ever published. The date of publication is anything but insignificant: in 1814, the United Kingdom, which was already emerging as the great victor of the European conflict that had begun in 1792, was once again coming to be seen as a political, social and economic model for a section of the French elite opposed to both Napoleonic absolutism and revolutionary ‘anarchy’.
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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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