Chronological account of the French Revolution

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JOUFFROY (Comte Achille de) Les Fastes de l’Anarchie, ou Précis chronologique des Événemens mémorables de la Révolution Française, depuis 1789 jusqu’en 1804. Paris, Chez Pillet aîné, 1820. 2 vol. in 8°, 430 pp. & 386 pp. Nice half-morocco binding, speckled edges, except the first volume in fine condition, the second volume shows significant traces of humidity. Original edition of this historical synthesis (with a royalist bias) aimed at curbing the republican aspirations of certain politicians in the early years of the Restoration. Includes an index of persons (24 p.).