Description: Les Origines de la France Contemporaine by H. Taine, Volumes I-II, IV-VII, XI and index, Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1902, 1904, 1906, 339pp, 329pp, 265pp, 329pp, 274pp, 363pp, 378pp, 136pp, half leather, 5 x 7”, 12mo Fair condition. All boards show some level of wear. Minor bumping to tips. Edges are scuffed with the exception of volume VII and index. Cracking and chipping to all spines, but all are still legible. Volume XI is labeled as II on spine as it is the second volume of a specific subtopic, but listed as volume XI on title page. Provenance on half title page of volume I. Frontispiece of the author opposite title page of volume I. Toning and age-staining throughout textblocks. No known marginalia. All bindings are tight and intact. Please see photos. Please note that this listing is for volumes 1-2, 4-7, 11 plus the index for a total of 8 volumes. Volume I is from the 25th edition and all other volumes are from the 24th edition. The index does not have an edition stated, but publication year is 1906. Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (21 April 1828 - 5n March 1893) was a French historian, critic, and philosopher. He was the chief theoretical influence on French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. Literary historicism as a critical movement has been said to originate with Taine. He is also remembered for his attempts tp provide a scientific account of literature. FORN-SHELF-0540-BB-2406-JC819
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Binding: half leather
Language: French
Region: Europe
Author: H. Taine
Publisher: Librairie Hachette et Cie
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Topic: Historical
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
