[MANNETTE / STORY]. DAYOT, Armand. Set of 8 volumes. Paris, Flammarion, no date (CIRCA 1795). 8 volumes in-4, Italian style, red half-chagrin with corners bordered by a double gold fillet, spine with false nerves adorned with fleurons and title in gilt lettering, percaline boards stamped with an emblem and title in gilt, gilt head. Contemporary binding. Approx. 200 pages per volume, numerous B&W illustrations based on paintings, sculptures, engravings, objects, etc., from the period. Rubbing with lack of leather, one volume in used condition. Set of the following 7 books by Armand Dayot: Napoléon, La Révolution française (in 2 copies), Journées révolutionnaires 1830-1848, Le Second Empire 1851-1870, L'Invasion - le siège de la Commune, La Renaissance en France. Rich set in fair condition.