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BEAUCHAMP (Alphonse de) : History of the... - Lot 179 - Richard Maison de ventes
BEAUCHAMP (Alphonse de) : History of the campaign of 1814, and of the restoration of the French monarchy. With supporting documents. Paris, Le Normant, 1815. 2 volumes of XXVIII-644 + 1 f. of errata; (4)-596 pages + 1 f. of errata (between pp. 588 and 589). With : BEAUCHAMP (Alphonse de): Histoire des campagnes de 1814 et de 1815, ou histoire politique et militaire des deux invasions de la France, de l'entreprise de Buonaparte au mois de mars, de la chute totale de sa puissance, et de la double restauration du trône, jusqu'à la seconde Paix de Paris, inclusively. Second part, consisting of the account of all the events that occurred in France in 1815. Written on authentic or unpublished materials. Paris, Le Normant, 1817, 2 volumes of (4)-XXIV-524 ; (4)-607 pages. That is 2 works in 4 volumes of 12 by 19,5 cm. Full contemporary basane, spines decorated with empire motifs, beige title-pieces, black giblets, nice roulette on the edges. Very good condition of the binding. Some very rare spotting, small paper loss in the corner of the title page and of the false title of volume 2 of the first work, without loss of character, otherwise very good condition inside. Perfectly homogeneous binding for the two texts, hence their gathering. Original editions. BEAUCHAMP, a prolific historian, hostile to Napoleon, gives a severe but very detailed vision of the two years 1814 and 1815. In particular, he gives one of the first descriptions of the Battle of Waterloo in a very precise way
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