WITH AN INTERESTING PROVENANCE

GAILHABAUD, JULES.

Monuments anciens et modernes. Collection formant une histoire de l'architecture des différents peuples a toutes les époques. 4 vols.

Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1850.

Folio (325 x 260 mm). Uniformly bound in four contemporary half calf bindings with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Very light wear to extremities. Ex-libris (Erik Scavenius, Danish prime minister) pasted on to pasted down front end-papers. Two index-leaves in contemporary hand bound in the front of all four volumes. Light occassional brownspotting throughout. 

From the library of Erik Julius Christian Scavenius (1877–1962), who served as Denmark’s foreign minister during three pivotal periods: 1909–1910, 1913–1920, and 1940–1943 and as prime minister from 1942 to 1943, during the German occupation that lasted until the elected Danish government ceased to operate. Scavenius played a central role in shaping Danish foreign policy during critical moments in the country's modern history, including World War I, the Schleswig plebiscites and the German occupation of Denmark. His legacy remains the subject of ongoing debate and he continues to be one of the most controversial figures in Danish political history.

Order-nr.: 62415