Paris, Librairie, Rue Visconti, 22 - Imprimerie de L. Toinon et Cie, à Saint-Germain, s.d., 2 volumes, in-folio (35 x 26.5 cm - 13.8 x 10.4 inches), 4 pp. - 50 plates, 4pp. - 32 plates, original red editor bands (joints partly split and wears on spine-ends and corners, 1 joint totally splits and 1 volume loss in binding ), flat spine decorated with gilt fillets, around spine framing of gilt fillets and rolls with in center title gilded, gilt edges.
Two volumes enriched by 2 titles printed in red and black and by 82 portrait plates of historical figures of the French Revolution of 1789 and of 1830 engraved by Alès, Leguay, Gervais, Waltner, Florensa, Rebel, Pauquet, Mondain, Pannier, Rosotte, Louis Berlier, Pigeot, Trilley after Pauquet, Phillipoteaux, J Galdreau, A. Lacauchie etc. Some minor foxing. The protectives paper tissues between each plates are preserved.