Gisquet (Henri Jospeh)
2 Book set; Volumes 1 & 3 from his 4 Volume Biography. In French. Matching construction, board with floral design, cloth spine and overlap onto board. Scuffmark as seen in photos. Remain a good condition. Contents are clean and binding is tight. Volume 1 has 551 pages, Volume 3 has 323 pages. Pages are browning throughout with age
MEMOIRES DE M. GISQUET
Ancien Préfet de Police
Egrets par lui-même
MEMOIRS OF MR. GISQUET
Former Prefect of Police
As told by himself
Henri Joseph Gisquet was a French banker, industrialist, senior civil servant and politician born in Vezin (former Moselle , current Meurthe-et-Moselle ) onJuly 14, 1792 and died in Paris on January 23, 1866. Prefect of police in Paris from 1832 to 1836, during a period marked by strong political and social unrest, then sitting in the Chamber of Deputies from 1837 to 1839, he was a leading figure of the July Monarchy .
Published in the early 1840s, his multi-volume memoirs detail his career and police work, particularly during the July Monarchy.
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- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 220mm x 140mm
