ANQUETIL, Louis-Pierre and NORVINS, Jacques Marquet de Montbreton. Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à la Révolution de 1789. Followed by] Histoire de la République française du Directoire, du Consulat, de l'Empire, de la Restauration et de la Révolution de 1830. Published in Paris by Furne et Cie in 1839. 5 volumes in-8, full tawny raked calf, spines decorated with special fillets and gilded friezes, gold lettering on havana leather, guilloche headbands and edges, marbled edges. Contemporary binding. III and 659 pp. ; 602 pp. ; 646 pp. and 1 f.n.ch. ; 653 pp. and 1 f.n.ch. ; 702 pp. and 1 f.n.ch., 50 hors-texte steel-engraved plates (7 for volume 1, 12 for volume 2, 13 for volume 3, 5 for volume 4 and 13 for volume 5), some under serpents. Slight rubbing, beginning of splitting on some spines, some slight loss and small wormholes on boards. Some foxing, more present in the margins. Original edition with 50 hors-texte steel engravings. Written by the prolific historian Louis-Pierre Anquetil at Napoleon's request, this monumental work covers French history from its legendary origins (Gauls, Franks) to the beginnings of the 1789 Revolution. It is followed by L'Histoire de la République française du Directoire, du Consulat, de l'Empire, de la Restauration et de la Révolution de 1830 by Jacques Marquet de Montbreton Norvins. Very fine decorative set, complete in 5 volumes.