DUGOUR, Antoine Jeudy., A collection of the finest works published

2 in-8 volumes. Contemporary fawn-coloured speckled sheepskin, plain spine with decorative lettering, gilded panels, gilded title and initials, red edges, whirlpaper endpapers, gilded fillet on the edges, cold-stamped fillet framing the covers (some scuffing to the covers, a few scattered foxing spots but a fine copy that has retained its freshness) Complete with both frontispieces: the portrait of Louis XVI and an engraving depicting Louis XVI at the scaffold. Filled with handwritten notes from the period on loose sheets (biographical notes, clarifications, etc.). An anthology edited by Antoine Jeudy Dugour (1766–1840), a former teacher at La Flèche. Volume 1 brings together the texts and memoirs arguing in favour of Louis XVI during his trial; Volume 2 contains supplementary texts and historical anecdotes about the king.

Estimate:£125.38

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