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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION in 1848!!

The Three Days of February, 1848;

With Sketches of Lamartine, Guizot, Etc

by Percy Bolingbroke St John

witness of the whole revolution!

 

FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING!!

Printed in 1848!

This book is well over 160 YEARS OLD!!

 

This is an important First Hand account of the Revolution, by an eye witness. 

This is presently the Only copy of the First Edition available online.

 

This is the First Edition printed in English, only previously printed in French.

 

The 1848 Revolution in France was one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe.

In France, the February revolution ended the Orleans monarchy (1830-1848) and led to the creation of the French Second Republic. The June days were a bloody but unsuccessful rebellion by the Paris workers against a conservative turn in the Republic's course. On December 2, 1848, Louis Napoleon was elected President of the Second Republic, largely on peasant support. Exactly three years later he suspended the elected assembly, establishing the Second French Empire, which lasted until 1871.

The February revolution established the principle of the "right to work" (droit au travail), and its newly-established government created "National Workshops" for the unemployed. At the same time a sort of industrial parliament was established at the Luxembourg Palace, under the presidency of Louis Blanc, with the object of preparing a scheme for the organization of labour. These tensions between liberal Orleanist and Radical Republicans and Socialists led to the June Days Uprising.

This book is in excellent condition. Extremely well-preserved. Printed in English. There are some general signs of wear/rubs. Hinges are strongly and fully attached, some rubbing, as shown. No previous names or bookplates. 6 3/4" tall.


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