Research Catalog

Title

Letters containing a sketch of the politics of France : from the thirty-first of May 1793, till the twenty-eighth of July 1794 : and of the scenes which have passed in the prisons of Paris / by Helen Maria Williams.

Author

Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827.

Publication

London : Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson ..., 1795-96.

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Additional Authors

G. G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England) pbl

Description

4 v.; 18 cm. (12mo)

Alternative Title

Letters containing a sketch of the scenes which passed in various departments of France during the tyranny of Robespierre, and of the events which took place in Paris on the 28th July 1794

Subjects

• Paris (France) > Prisons and reformatories > Early works to 1800
• France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Early works to 1800
• France > History > Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 > Early works to 1800

Note

• Vol. 3 has title: Letters containing a sketch of the scenes which passed in various departments of France during the tyranny of Robespierre, and of the events which took place in Paris on the 28th July 1794.
• Pagination: Vol. 1: [2], 291, [1] p.; v. 2: [2], 268 p.; v. 3:[2], 233, [1] p.; v. 4: [2], 225, [1] p.
• Signatures: Vol. 1: [A]1 B-N¹² O²; v. 2: [A]1 B-M¹² N²; v. 3: [A]1 B-K¹² L¹⁰ (last leaf blank); v. 4: [A]1 B-K¹² L⁶ (last leaf blank).

Indexed In (note)

• ESTC (RLIN)

Call Number

DFO (Williams, H. M. Letters containing a sketch of the politics of France)

OCLC

• 24568841
• NYPGR24568841-B

Author

Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827.

Title

Letters containing a sketch of the politics of France : from the thirty-first of May 1793, till the twenty-eighth of July 1794 : and of the scenes which have passed in the prisons of Paris / by Helen Maria Williams.

Imprint

London : Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson ..., 1795-96.

Indexed In:

ESTC (RLIN) T70504 (Vols. 1 and 2)

ESTC (RLIN) T119488 (Vol. 3)

ESTC (RLIN) T119490 (Vol. 4)

Local Note

Pforzheimer Copy 1: Vols. 1-3 only.

Binding (Pforzheimer Copy 1): Half tan mottled calf, black morocco lettering-pieces, gilt spine rules and titling, Stormont boards.

Binding (Pforzheimer Copy 2): Contemporary speckled calf, red morocco spine labels, spines ruled and numbered in gilt. Binder's title: William's [sic] letters.

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Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 4

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 2

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 1

Added Author

G. G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England) Publisher

Research Call Number

DFO (Williams, H. M. Letters containing a sketch of the politics of France)

Pforz (Williams, H. M./Letters) 1795