{"product_id":"frederick-gentz-state-europe-london-1802-121081","title":"On the State of Europe","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003efirst edition in English\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition in English of this important rejoinder by the Austro-Prussian diplomat Friedrich von Gentz (1764-1832) to the manifesto De l'État de la France, à la Fin de l'An VIII (1800) commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte following his coup d'etat on the '18th Brumaire' (i.e. 9th November 1799).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe translator John Charles Herries (1778-1855) would go on to enjoy a successful career in the Treasury and Parliament, eventually serving a brief stint as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the short-lived Goderich ministry of 1827-1828.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition in English; 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm); slight dampstaining to head of textblock throughout; publisher's blue paper covered boards, carefully rebacked preserving the original paper label to spine, uncut edges, boards soiled; cxxiv, 391, [1]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"GENTZ, Friedrich von; HERRIES, Charles John (translator).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56803031777655,"sku":"121081","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/121081.jpg?v=1780914220","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/frederick-gentz-state-europe-london-1802-121081","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}