DULAURE, Jacques-Antoine. Esquisses historiques des principaux évènements de la Révolution Française, depuis la convocation des États-Généraux jusqu'au rétablissement de la maison de Bourbon. Published in Paris by Baudouin Frères between 1823 and 1825. 5 volumes in-8, green morocco half-basin, spines decorated with gilded fillets and braces, author, tomaison and name of the bookbinder Maurice Wahl in gold letters. Contemporary binding. 508 pp; 528 pp; 523 pp; 541 pp; 619 pp + 287 pp. (table), 1 frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by Dequevauviller after Morin, a fold-out map of France, and approximately 110 plates of captioned engravings under serpents, some of which are fold-outs. Spine slightly faded, minor rubbing, tiny scratches on boards, some corners worn. Scattered foxing, not serious. First edition of this important history of the Revolution and Empire by the French historian Jacques-Antoine Dulaure; a work remarkable for its iconography, with numerous engravings after works by Prieur, portraits, maps and reproductions (medals, miniatures, assignats, costumes, flags, assembly admission cards, stamps and seals). The author discusses the different phases of the Revolution, the main events and figures that marked it, as well as its root causes (social inequalities, the kingdom's indebtedness, political tensions, philosophical ideas of the Enlightenment era, etc.). Complete set in 5 volumes, with the table volume bound after volume 5. A fine, homogeneous set for this reference work on the history of the Revolution and Empire.