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Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1879-85. 7 vols., large 8vo. Profusely illustrated throught. The 2500 engravings and 100 maps and plans mentioned on the title include full page chromolithograph and b/w wood engraved plates and numerous illustrations in the text itself. Contemporary quarter-calf over marbled boards, slightly rubbed. The son of a factory worker, Duruy rose to become Napoleon III’s minister of education. He first published his Roman History in the 1840s, but this fully revised and magnificently illustrated edition prepared after his retirement from politics is a different book altogether, described by Britannica (11th ed) as “a really great work”. Book

Paris. Librairie Hachette. 1879. Bound in extravagantly ornate gilt pictorial red Morocco depicting gilt tooled Roman emblematic seals and large embellishment of armour, eagles and statuary to front and rear covers. Gilt tooled spine compartments embellished with seals and laurel leaves. Raised bands. White silk moire endsheets. a.e.g. Thick 4to. New Edition. Illustrated with 50 brilliantly illuminated full page tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates. Further illustrated with over 3400 gravure engravings and 30 colour maps. A monumental work in a most impressive Hachette gilt binding - truly one of the most stunning bindings we've encountered. Sumptuously illustrated with eye-boggling, iridescent Chromolithographs, this extremely rare set is a true work of design art. Some chipping to head and tailpieces to various volumes with some small bits lacking, hinges rubbed on various volumes, some corners bumped through, front cover of Vol. 1 starting, mild scattered foxing throughout, else Very… Read More