M. de Barante - Histoire de la Convention nationale - 1851-1853

A fascinating six-volume set of this extensive study devoted to the period of the National Convention, the assembly that governed France from September 1792 to October 1795 and which occupies a central place in the history of the French Revolution - The series indeed comprises six volumes, corresponding to a large-scale historiographical undertaking devoted to the events, the political debates, the struggles between revolutionary factions and the institutional upheavals that led from the proclamation of the Republic to the establishment of the Directory - Barante undertakes to follow this period, paying particular attention to the political actors, the assemblies, the factions and the decisions that progressively determine the evolution of the Revolution - M. de Barante - Histoire de la Convention nationale - 1851/1853 - Tome I, II, III, IV, V et VI - Meline, Cans et Comp - 340 + 405 + 419 + 357 + 467 + 363 Pages. Good binding condition, volumes in their original half green morocco bindings, marbled boards, wear from use, some minor defects on the covers, spine uniformly discolored toward a light brown, cracks on some headcaps, worn corners, speckled edges, spines with raised bands, gilt titling, volumes and author’s name gilded - Good interior condition, some stains, text clean, endpapers in good condition, a pleasing overall set - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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