98 - MODERN BIOGRAPHY, or Biographical Dictionary, of all men, both living and dead, who distinguished themselves at the end of the 18th century and at the beginning of this one through their writings, their rank, their positions, their talents, their misfortunes, their virtues, their crimes... Third edition, corrected and expanded with a large number of articles. Leipzig, Paul-Jacques Besson, 1807–1806. 4 volumes in-8, cherry-red long-grain morocco, small border with neoclassical decoration framing the edges, smooth spine richly adorned, the panels decorated with a gilt fleur-de-lis in openwork on a mille-points background, thin inner roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

MODERN BIOGRAPHY, or Biographical Dictionary, of all men, both living and dead, who distinguished themselves at the end of the 18th century and at the beginning of this one through their writings, their rank, their positions, their talents, their misfortunes, their virtues, their crimes... Third edition, corrected and expanded with a large number of articles. Leipzig, Paul-Jacques Besson, 1807–1806. 4 volumes in-8, cherry-red long-grain morocco, small border with neoclassical decoration framing the edges, smooth spine richly adorned, the panels decorated with a gilt fleur-de-lis in openwork on a mille-points background, thin inner roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding). An extensive gallery of portraits of numerous figures who left their mark on the late 18th century and the very early 19th century, particularly the key figures of the French Revolution. Volumes III and IV are from the second edition, dated 1806. Very attractive, unsigned binding in the Bozérian style. Some scuffing on the binding.