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GUIZOT " History of France from the earliest times...

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GUIZOT " History of France from the earliest times until 1789 " Told to my grandchildren by M.GUIZOT. 5 volumes in 5 volumes all golden slices. Bound in Éditeur cardboard, signed Charles Magnier after a red, black and gold plate from Engel, with medallions and numbers of several kings of France. Spine with false nerves decorated with 4 emblems of French royalty : the salamander, the sun, the dolphin, and the crescent moon. Hundreds of illustrations drawn on wood by A. DE NEUVILLE, P. PHILIPPOTEAUX, E. RONJAT etc. Several maps in and out of text. Volume 5 was written by Madame de Witt, née GUIZOT on the map and according to the notes of M.GUIZOT her father. Very nice copy almost free of freckles.