Histoire de la Bastille depuis sa fondation 1374 jusqu'a sa destruction 1789 / par mm. A. Arnould et Alboize du Pujol [volumes 5 & 6]

Arnould, M. (Auguste Jean Francois), (1803-1854)

1844, Magnifique edition. Paris : Administration de Librairie. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, leather-backed, marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and worn as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2v. in 1: (344, 337p.): plates, frontis. (vol. 6) ; 26 cm. Subjects: Bastille - Vincennes, France (Prison) - History. "... ses prisonniers, ses gouverneurs, ses archives : details des tortures et supplices usités envers les prisonniers : revelations sur le regime interieur de la Bastille : aventures dramatiques, lugubres, scandaleuses, evasions, archives de la police" --title page. Illus. half-title for each volume. Fronits for volume 2. Language: French. Item #196674

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