ZACCONE, PIERRE.

Histoire des Sociétés secrètes, politiques et religieuses. L'Inquisition, les Jésuites, les Francs-Juges, les Templiers, les Francs-Maçons, le Conseil des Dix, les Carbonari, les Étrangleurs, etc. suivie d'un précis historique sur le compagnonage. 5 vols.

Paris, Morel, 1847 - 1849.

4to. Five volumes uniformly bound in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Boards and spine-ends with scratches. End-papers with previous owner's stamp (Isidor Lundgren, Stockholm). Internally with occassional brownspotting. 396 pp. + 9 engravings; (4), 395 pp. + 9 engraved plates; (4), 396 pp. + 6 engraved plates. (4), 496 pp. + 6 engraved plates. 443 pp. + 2 engraved plates. Wanting half-title and title-page (for some reason this set is often missing title-page). in Vol. 1, but with all 32 plates present. 

First edition of Zaccone's popular work on secret societies.

Order-nr.: 63053