VIMERCATI, Cesar; HERTZ, Charles (intro.)., Histoire de l’Italie en 1848-49. Illustree de six gravures sur acier dessinees et executees par MM. H. de Monaut et G. de Montaut. Deuxieme edition precedee d’une preface par Charles Hertz., Imprimerie d’Adolphe Blondeau, 1854

8vo., rebound in contemporary green leather with gilt to spine, pp. [4], 560, with 5 of 6 steel-engraved plates, including religio-propagandistic frontispiece promoting ‘Unite de l’Italie’. Lacks one plate. Binding bumped and worn in places, pages foxed. A fair copy due to lack on one plate; otherwise the condition is good. A rare second edition of Vimercati’s very popular history of Italy which he wrote with a pro-Unification agenda. Text in French.