275-MORELLET (André). Mémoires sur le dix-huitième siècle et sur la Révolution, précédés de l'éloge de l'abbé Morellet, par M. Lémontey. Paris, Ladvocat, 1822, 2 vol. in-8, (10)-XIX-472 pp. and 516 pp. with portrait-frontispiece in volume I, marbled fawn calf, smooth spine decorated, lemon edges (period binding). First edition. "Morellet's memoirs provide valuable insights into how the Revolution was perceived in literary and academic circles. Well versed in political events, they are also useful on many points concerning revolutionary upheavals." (Fierro, 1076). Tulard, 1064: "Valuable information on Consulate society, the re-establishment of the Académie Française and the formation of notability lists in the last volume." A fine copy.