Paris in the Revolution : a collection of eye-witness accounts / edited by Reay Tannahill - The Folio Society
1966, 1st edition. London : Folio Society. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked, cloth-backed, illustrated paper-covered boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. The classic Folio Society design. Item #413878
Physical description; 127 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-187). Contents; The state-general -- The bastille falls -- The October days -- Interlude -- The flight to Varennes -- Politics in 1791 -- The revolution goes to war -- The end of the monarchy -- The September massacres -- In the temple -- The death of the king -- The triumph of the mountain -- The beginning of the end -- The last days of Marie Antoinette -- The committee of public safety -- The terror -- The fall of Robespierre -- The whiff of grapeshot -- Notes on the quotations -- Notes on the illustrations. Subjects; 1789-1799. France History Revolution, 1789-1799 ; Sources. France. France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Sources. Paris (France) History 1789-1799 Sources. Paris History 1789-1799. Paris (France) History 1789-1900 Sources. Paris (France) History 1789-1799. Paris (France) History Revolution, 1789-1799 ; Sources. Paris History Revolution, 1789-1799 Collections. France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Sources ; Sources. French Revolution Revolutionary France 18th Century History.
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