45 - [MICHAUD, Louis-Gabriel]

[MICHAUD, Louis-Gabriel] Biographies of Living Men, or an Alphabetical History of the Public Lives of All Men Who Have Distinguished Themselves Through Their Actions or Writings. A completely new work, compiled by a society of men of letters and scholars Paris, L. G. Michaud, September 1816–January 1819, 5 vols. In-8°. Brown half-maroquin. Smooth spine. Title labels and volume number labels in light morocco. Scuffing and imperfections on the headbands. Scattered foxing. First edition of this important biographical dictionary, published by the publisher of the famous *Biographie universelle*, which it was intended to complement as an indispensable resource for the contemporary era. The publication of this series, which began in September 1816, continued through January 1819. It constitutes a first-rate historical source, written by a collective of royalist authors, on the prominent figures of the Revolution, the Empire, and the Restoration. References: Quérard, VI, 110; Bourquelot, V, 420