Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution française

Second edition of this monumental work of historiography.

The collation of the text volumes (74 steel-engraved plates) conforms to the list of plates given in volume XX (with the exception of the plate depicting the French before Moscow, which is lacking), but does not match the plate count of the first edition, as certain plates were not reissued. The atlas corresponds to that of the first edition and is complete with its 66 maps.

Some foxing, mainly affecting the edges.

Handsome bindings of red half morocco with corners, the spines with five raised bands and triple blind-ruled compartments, a few minor abrasions without consequence to three spines, marbled paper sides, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt top edges, for the 21 text volumes; and a contemporary binding of red half sheep for the atlas, the smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and tools, a few black marks to the spine, red paper-covered boards lightly soiled at the margins, corners rubbed.

Complete collation of our copy: 

. Text: 1) 2 unnumbered ff., 494 pp., 5 plates. – 2) 2 unnumbered ff., 458 pp., 5 plates. – 3) 2 unnumbered ff., 570 pp., 4 plates. – 4) 2 unnumbered ff., 620 pp., 4 plates. – 5) 2 unnumbered ff., 473 pp., 5 plates. – 6) 2 unnumbered ff., 573 pp., 5 plates. – 7) 2 unnumbered ff., 684 pp., 5 plates. – 8) 2 unnumbered ff., 687 pp., 4 plates. – 9) 2 unnumbered ff., 596 pp., 5 plates. – 10) 2 unnumbered ff., 511 pp., 4 plates. – 11) 2 unnumbered ff., 476 pp., 3 plates. – 12) 2 unnumbered ff., XXXIX, 709 pp., 3 plates. – 13) 2 unnumbered ff., 584 pp., 2 plates. – 14) 2 unnumbered ff., 686 pp., 4 (of 5) plates. – 15) 2 unnumbered ff., 614 pp., 3 plates. – 16) 2 unnumbered ff., 693 pp., 3 plates. – 17) 2 unnumbered ff., 915 pp., 3 plates. – 18) 2 unnumbered ff., 656 pp., 2 plates. – 19) 2 unnumbered ff., 637 pp., 2 plates. – 20) 2 unnumbered ff., 814 pp., 2 plates. – 21) Index: 2 unnumbered ff., 653 pp., text in two columns. 

Atlas: 2 unnumbered ff., 66 double-page maps and plans. Vicaire VII, 825–827 (for the 1845–1869 first edition).