MICHELET, Jules. History of France - History of the French R - Lot 252

MICHELET, Jules. History of France - History of the French Revolution. Jules Michelet’s two major works (28 volumes in total), illustrated, complete, and bound in uniform, ornate brown half-maroquin. Paris, Librairie Internationale A. Lacroix & Cie, 1877–1879. 28 vols. (19+9 vols.) small quarto, brown half-maroquin, ribbed spines highlighted with a gilt frieze, panels decorated with gilt fleurons and small corner fleurons of the same, double fillet around the edges of the covers. Not collated; numerous plates. Spines slightly sun-faded; some normal wear and scuffing; scattered foxing; plates generally browned. A fine set of 28 volumes bringing together two of Michelet’s major works: *Histoire de France* (19 vols., from the conquest of Gaul to the Revolution) and *Histoire de la Révolution Française* (9 vols., from 1789 to 10 Thermidor, Year II). The set is illustrated with numerous plates based on works by Daniel Vierge (1851–1904). It is complete with all its volumes and bound uniformly in decorated half-maroquin. A delightful series, in good condition.