DURANTE, Louis. History of Nice from Its Founding to the Yea - Lot 93

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DURANTE, Louis. History of Nice from Its Founding to the Yea - Lot 93
DURANTE, Louis. History of Nice from Its Founding to the Year 1792, with an Overview of the Events That Took Place During the French Revolution Through 1815 Inclusive. Turin, Joseph Favale Press, 1823. 3 vols. in-8. Brown half-shagreen, ribbed spine with gilt title and author’s name. First edition of this important historical study of the city of Nice. Louis Durante (1781–1852), a baron from Nice, served as secretary-general of the government of the County of Nice under the Crown (1814–1822) and then as royal inspector of woods and forests beginning in 1824. He spent his life between his Baroque palace in Old Nice and the villages of the mountains of Nice and Piedmont, taking an interest in their medieval traditions. He left behind a large collection of historical books in French and Italian, including his major work—a historical panorama that required more than ten years of research and writing— *La chorographie du comté de Nice, depuis sa fondation jusqu’à l’année 1792* (The Chorography of the County of Nice, from Its Foundation to the Year 1792), dedicated to King Charles Albert of Savoy and published in 1847. A fine copy. Water stains.
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