1844 4vol Histoire De La Revolution Francaise by M.A. Thiers Antiquarian Books

1844 4vol Histoire De La Revolution Francaise by M.A. Thiers Antiquarian Books

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1844 4vol Histoire De La Revolution Francaise by M.A. Thiers Antiquarian Books

Histoire De La Revolution Francaise
By M. A. Thiers
Published by Au Bureau Des Publications Illustrees: Paris 1844
Complete 4 Volume Set

English Translation: " History of the French Revolution"

"Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (15 April 1797 - 3 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian. He was the second elected President of France and first President of the French Third Republic. He began his celebrated Histoire de la Révolution française , which founded his literary reputation and boosted his political career. The first two volumes appeared in 1823, the last two (of ten) in 1827. The complete work of ten volumes sold ten thousand sets, an enormous number for the time. It went through four more editions, which earned him 57,000 francs (the equivalent of more than a million 1983 francs). The history of Thiers was particularly popular in liberal circles and among younger Parisians. It praised the principles, leaders and accomplishments of the 1789 Revolution (though not the later Terror), and condemned the monarchy, aristocracy and clergy for their inability to change. The book played a notable role in undermining the legitimacy of the Bourbon regime of Charles X, and bringing about the July Revolution of 1830.

The work was praised by the French authors Chateaubriand, Stendhal and Sainte-Beuve, was translated into English (1838) and Spanish (1889), and won him a seat in the Académie française in 1834. It was less appreciated by British critics, in large part because of his favorable view of the French Revolution and of Napoleon Bonaparte. The British historian Thomas Carlyle, who wrote his own history of the French Revolution, complained that it "was far as possible from meriting its high reputation", though he admitted that Thiers is "a brisk man in his way, and will tell you much if you know nothing". The historian George Saintsbury wrote in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1911): "Thiers' historical work is marked by extreme inaccuracy, by prejudice which passes the limits of accidental unfairness, and by an almost complete indifference to the merits as compared with the successes of his heroes."

General wear and fading to covers and spines. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. There are no inscriptions or evidence of prior ownership. Pages typically very clean and bright. Contains multiple full page plate engravings. Complete 4 volume set. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.

Size 26cm x 17cm x 4cm (x 4 volumes)

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: ["Illustrated", "4 Volume Set", "Engravings"]
Region: Europe
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear and fading to covers and spines. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. There are no inscriptions or evidence of prior ownership. Pages typically very clean and bright. Contains multiple full page plate engravings. Complete 4 volume set. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: French
Author: M. A. Thiers
Publisher: Au Bureau Des Publications Illustrees: Paris
Year Printed: 1835
Sub-subject: French Revolution