258-METTERNICH (Clément-Wenceslas de). Memoirs, documents and miscellaneous writings, 1773-1859. Published by his son Prince Richard de Metternich. Classified and compiled by A. de Klinkowstroem. Paris, Plon, 1880-1884, 8 vol. in-8, portrait. havana half-maroquin with corners, spine ribbed, numeral at foot, gilt head (period binding). First edition on large paper. One of the few numbered copies on Hollande (ex. n°49 without justification of the total edition). Monumental publication of the Metternich papers divided into three parts. Volumes 1 and 2: From Metternich's birth to the Congress of Vienna (1773-1815). Volumes 3 to 7: The era of peace (1816-1848). Volume 8: The period of rest (1848-1859). Undoubtedly one of the most important publications on European diplomatic history in the first half of the 19th century, with particular reference to the period 1814-1815. Tulard, 1017. Bertier, 726. A fine copy. Ex-libris Alfred André, with his monogram on the spine.