Volume One from an early nineteenth century illustrated history of Paris. This volume includes an account of the Revolution of 1789 and the Sieges of Paris:

Paris and Its Historical Scenes. Volume I.

Published by Charles Knight in 1831.

Contents: Introduction; History and Gradual Increase in Paris; General View of Paris; The Tuileries; Sketch of the Revolution of 1789; History of the Tuileries During the Revolution of 1789 (three chapters); The Louvre - Massacre of St. Bartholmew (3 chapters); Place Louis XV; Place Louis XV concluded, Garde Meuble - Barriere de Neuilly; Sieges of Paris (2 chapters); The National Guard.

Illustrated with 3 steel engravings (Tuileries, Map of Paris (top corner missing) and Barriere de Neuilly) plus 8 wood cuts.

Hardbacks, 383 pages, 11 cm by 16.5 cm.

Good condition (note has been rebacked)

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