Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand - Mémoires complets et...

Superb five-volume complete set of the Full and Authentic Memoirs of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, Prince of Benevento, published in Paris in 1967 by Jean de Bonnot. Beautiful bibliophile edition devoted to one of the major figures in French political and diplomatic history, an indispensable actor of the French Revolution, the Consulate, the First Empire and the Restoration. Text in accordance with the original manuscript, containing the notes of Monsieur Adolphe Fourier de Bacourt, heir of the author’s manuscripts. The set is distinguished by its elegant dark green publisher’s bindings, richly adorned with floral designs and gold motifs on the covers and back, with title pieces and gilt edges. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, historical portraits, engravings and frontispieces. Contents: * Volume I: 457 pages * Volume II: 560 pages * Volume III: 469 pages * Volume IV: 499 pages * Volume V: 512 pages, with analytical index Total: 2,497 pages. Format in-8°, approximately 21 × 14 cm. Condition: very beautiful, uniform set, solid bindings, gilt well preserved, head-edges gilt. Fresh and clean interiors according to the photographs. Some discreet signs of wear and aging. Complete collection of the five volumes, particularly decorative on a bookshelf and of interest to enthusiasts of French history, diplomacy and fine bindings.

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