Recueil des Éloges Historiques

Paris: Firmin Didot Frères, 1861. LATER EDITION. Contemporary gilt green morocco-backed embossed green cloth. A fine set. Later edition of this important chronological collection of biographies in praise of French scientists. Composed by the secretary of the Academy of Sciences, these festschrifts were read aloud during public sessions. The speeches address such famed scholars as Pierre Lassus, Antoine-François de Fourcroy, Henri Cavendish, Nicolas Desmarets, and André Thouin. The first volume covers the years 1800-1813, the second 1815-1826, and the third 1827-1832.