Diary of a Citizen of Paris

THE DIARY

OF

A CITIZEN OF PARIS

DURING 'THE TERROR'

BY

EDMOND BIRÉ

TRANSLATED & EDITED BY JOHN DE VILLIERS

IN TWO VOLUMES

LONDON : CHATTO & WINDUS

1896

DESCRIPTION

(ii) + x + 389pp + (ii)

(ii) + vi + 402pp + (ii)

Books measure 220mm x 150mm approximately.

Nicely bound in period medium tan half calf over marbled boards. Spine with five gilt-ruled bands with elaborate gilt decoration and motifs to compartments, and twin russet title and author labels. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece to each volume. Top edges in gilt.

CONDITION

Both bindings are holding tight. The front boards of each volume are a little loose with early stage cracks but still holding quite firm. Boards exhibit some surface marks and small losses of leather to corners, also knocks and chips to edges with minor wear to hinges and board edges. Small ink notation and previous owner bookplate to front paste-down of each volume.

Internally the pages are complete and in very clean and bright condition throughout. There is only some moderate browning towards end-papers and paste-downs, but not serious and entirely age-related, and the occasional spot or mark. A few marks to page edges.

Overall, a very nice set of volumes indeed.

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INTERESTING

Edmond Biré (1829 – 1907) was a French jurist and author, mostly famous for his writings on the French Revolution. He was the son of Augustin Biré, notary in Luçon and owner of the Hôtel Chabot in Thénies, and Rose Vallade (daughter of a deputy mayor of Luçon), Edmond Biré was born into a family of lawyers and politicians. In 1890 he retired from business and dedicated his time to writing historical literature.