[16 copperplate engravings]: Révolution [Tableau de la révolution française / Scenes of the French Revolution]

[Paris: Baudouin Frères, 1819. Hardcover. Very Good. Sixteen engraved plates bound in one octavo volume. Contemporary dark red quarter leather and ribbon-embossed cloth boards, marbled endpapers, and gilt lettered directly on the spine: "Révolution." Moderate wear to the board edges and corners, very good. Sixteen beautifully engraved plates by François-Louis Couché, depicting the important events of the French revolution. A unique custom bound volume of untitled plates, as the scenes depicted had become famous when they were printed in Paris, circa 1819, most likely by the publisher Baudouin Frères. Very scarce. The British Library has one custom bound volume of plates from this series with the manuscript title: "Collection des Mémoires de la Révolution." Scenes depicted include the Tennis Court Oath, leaders of the revolution delivering speeches before the National Assembly, scenes of military action against crowds in Paris, and other iconic events. The engravings range in size from about 3" x 2" to 3.75" x 2.25". All sixteen are finely detailed and printed. (Inventory #: 384092)