Historical Memoirs on La Vendee
London: C Knight, 1824. Hardcover. 194p. Quarter green roan over marbled boards and end papers. First published in Paris 1823. The Wars of the Vendée, (1793?96), was a counterrevolutionary insurrections in the west of France during the French Revolution. See Encyclopaedia Britannica. According to a note on p161, the "Biographical notices of some of the Vendean generals": p. [161]-188. "These notices (with the exception of that MM. Sapinaud) were written by the son of Madame de Sapinaud de Bois-Huguet". Oettinger II col 1609. Not listed in Lowndes. Some slight rubbing to the headband. Binding signed Blunson & Co on the inside front blank. Internally a fresh clean copy. Rather scarce. Very Good. Item #7361
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