BAILLY, Antoine Denis. Choix d'anecdotes anciennes et modern - Lot 7

BAILLY, Antoine Denis. Choix d'anecdotes anciennes et modernes ou Recueil choisi de traits d'histoires. Published in Paris by Poncelin and Hurepoix in 1804. 4 volumes in 2 volumes of In douze / In-12 format. Mahogany half-basin. Smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, fleurons, title and tomaison. Mottled edges. 250-253 ; 246-244 pages. Upper and lower headbands cracked in volume I, headbands rubbed in volume II, corners dulled and crushed. 3rd edition of this choice of ancient and modern anecdotes, or selected collection of historical traits, and particularly everything relating to the death of Louis XVI and his family. Enriched with singular traits, remarkable facts and very curious, as yet unpublished anecdotes about the French Revolution. Handwritten bookplate on the title page. Interior well preserved. Fine condition throughout.