CHAUVIN-HERSANT (François-Augustin). Notes et... Lot 79

CHAUVIN-HERSANT (François-Augustin). Notes et pièces recueillies par le Comité d'instruction publique de la Société populaire de Poitiers. Poitiers, De l'Imprimerie de Barbier,s.d. - Procès-verbal des séances de la Société populaire de Poitiers. Poitiers, De l'Imprimerie de Chevrier, An III. 2 parts in one volume in-8, half tan basane, smooth spine decorated (period binding). First edition of this work on the purge in Poitiers during the Revolution. At the time of the 9th Thermidor, a mournful veil was cast over the Vienne department, and mainly over the commune of Poitiers; several of its inhabitants had been massacred on the scaffolds in Paris, others were dragged to the place of execution, and a greater number were on the death list. Few pages browned, covers restored. Following: Liste des guillotinés sur la place de la Révolution, et au ci-devant Carouzel. List of 336 people guillotined. Missing title page.