Blue Book Stack. Travel Guide, Literature by Voltaire & Montaigne. Agricultural Encyclopaedia

This is a stunning set of five antique French books in faded "Sea/Inky blue" tones. There is a very collectible travel guide in this stack, with a myriad of "pull out" detailed maps of the Savoie region of France, alongside some classic literature by Voltaire and Montaigne to give your bookshelves added "French chic"!

The five books are all hard cover editions, they are distressed from years of genuine use and some of the pages are delicate and loose.

The titles are:

Principaux Chapitres et Extraits des "Essais" Montaigne, A. Jeanroy (1920 edition.) Michel de Montaigne, Lord of Montaigne (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His 'Essays' are some of the most influential ever written!

Les Guides Bleus, Savoie (1949 edition.) Exquisite in its detail and packed with information on this French region it has many expanding map pages, that extend in all directions. It is a comprehensive guide, with town plans, and full geographical information. Once you open it you will find it impossible to put down again!

Histoire de l'Europe et de la France, depuis 1270, jusqu'en 1610, classe de seconde. F. Corréard (1893 edition.) A comprehensive guide to the history of Europe and France from the end of the 13th century to the early 17th century. It has chapters on the 100 years war, the end fo the Greek empire and beginning of the Ottoman empire, great maritime discoveries and explorations under Magellan and Christopher Columbus to the Renaissance era, with the art and writings of Rabelais, Ronsard and Montaigne. An informative read!

Siècle de Louis XIV par Voltaire, M. Gregoire (1891 edition.) This 131 year old book is a study of the era of King Louis XIV through the writings and letters of Voltaire. Voltaire (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit. He was a critic of Christianity, especially the Roman Catholic Church. He advocated freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. A versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form. This includes plays, poems, novels, essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.

Larousse Mémento Agricole, Petite Encyclopédie de la Vie Rurale (1923 edition.) This is an agricultural encyclopaedia documenting everything you would need to know about farming in the early 1900's. This book is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of farming, from cereal crops to animal husbandry, bee keeping, pest control, the dairy industry and arboriculture and viticulture to taxes, rights, and restrictions to land, access to water courses, rents and responsibilities for farmers. It's an amazing book full of fabulous diagrams and illustrations. Published by the world renowned "Librarie Larousse" it is mesmerizing in the detail.

To display them altogether, in a bundle, you will need a minimum space of 17cms/ 6¾" high x 20cms/ 7¾" long x 15cms/ 6" deep.
They weigh 2.2kgs/ 4.8 lbs.

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