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(Paris), Imprimerie de Chassaignon, 1830. 2 pp. 4to. ''Français! La France est libre.'' Announcing the Duc d'Orléans as the new King after the fall of the Bourbons and the triomph of the Charte Constitutionelle. The Charter of 1814 and the slightly revised Charter of 1830 provided the basis of the French political and legal structure even today (Historical Dictionary of France from the 1815 Restoration to the Second Republic, vol. i, pp. 192-199). Signed 31 juillet 1830 and followed by a declaration of the Commisison Municipale de Paris of 4 articles concerning the creation of a Garde nationale.

A Amsterdam, Chez Nicolas Viollet, 1702. Title printed in red and black. 108 unnumbered leaves. Small 4to. Later half marbled calf, marbled boards, corners somewhat bumped, short split in front joint at foot, small damage at foot of spine. Conlon, Prélude, 11055; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in INED. First edition, very rare, containing the letters 6 through 31. After the title-page is an 'Avertissement', followed by a 'Sommaire des Lettres provinciales, depuis la première, jusqu'à la vingt-cinquième' of two leaves containing the summaries of the first 8 letters and a part of the ninth, lacking whatever was published further, followed by the 'Sixième Lettre du Marchand de Province, &c' upto the 'Trente-et-unième Lettre Provinciale'. From the summary we can see that the first letters were published in 1699, and the 31st letter is dated October 31, 1701. Apparently the first six letters were published as 'Lettre du marchand de Province, .....', with the 7th letter the title becomes 'Lettre Provinciale ......' All letters have 4 leaves. They all deal with commerce and trade, finance and financial politics, religion and religious conflicts, and politics.This is possibly a collective edition of separately issued letters with a specialy printed title-page. The piece is very rare: the BN (l'Arsenal) has a copy with the first six letters, but containing 22 letters only, the letters 23-31 being absent.

Allemagne (Leipzig), 1814. 103, (1) pp. Small 8vo. Modern boards. Reflections on the political situation in France after the Revolution and the Empire, and developing a political theory for the future.

Paris, Fr. Preuveray, 1649. Woodcut title-vignette. 26 (misnumbered 16) pp. 4to. Modern marbled boards, gilt leather label. Moreau 2967; not in Welsh. Passionate account of the events in the years 1648-1649 and ending with the decree by which Mazarin was declared a public enemy.

A Paris, 1649. 26 pp. 4to. Modern boards. Moreau 2967; not in Welsh. First edition. 'Expose complet, mais très-passioné, de ce qui s'est passé en 1648 et 1649, jusqu'à l'arrêt qui déclare le cardinal Mazarin ennemi public' (Moreau). Ex-libris Bruno Monnier, Chateau de Mantry, Jura.

(Paris, Imprimerie de l'Assemblée Nationale, 1848). 3 volumes in one. 376 pp.; 335, (1) pp.; 254 (misnumbered 252) pp. 4to. Contemporary red half morocco, corners, marbled boards, spine gilt with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Bibliothèque Nationale. La Révolution de 1848, 866. Original edition. The events of May 15 deal with a large demonstration mounted by Parisian clubists and workers to pressure the Assembly to send troops to the aid of Poland which escalated into an invasion of the Assembly and the proclamation of a New Provisional Government, including Louis Blanc and other leftists. But the Executive Commission soon dispersed the demonstrators, arrested the most popular leaders -including Albert, Barbès and Blanqui- and suppressed many of the clubs. Draconian laws prohibited street gatherings, consequent mass arrests, and the Assembly's hostility to social reform created a situation electric with fear and anger. This was precipitated into insurrection by the Assembly's decision on 21 June to slash the rolls of the National Workshops. For four days, an unprecedented civil war tore the city in two. The June uprising started with several large gatherings at the Place de la Bastille and at the Pantheon on 22 June and the morning of June 23 and were followed by the erection of hundreds of barricades throughout eastern Paris. The June days then were an insurrection of Parisian workers against the government of the Second Republic which was crushed by the army in the bloodiest street figthing in Paris before the Commune of 1871. Alexis de Tocqueville noted the working-class character in the insurrection, and Karl Marx called the June Days the first great class struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. Very valuable source. The rapports contain a.o.: Documents relatifs à Louis Blanc. - Documents relatifs à M. Caussidiére. - Documents relatifs à l'affaire de Belgique. - Actes du Gouvernement provisoire. - Documents sur les Clubs. - Ateliers nationaux. - Documents fournis par les préfectures, etc. The leading man of this 'Commission d'Enquête' was A. Bauchart who was vehemently attacked by Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc. A major and fundamental source for the 1848 revolution. - Quire 10 in the third volume disbound but complete.

A Paris, De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1785. With three folding tables. (2), 106 pp. 4to. Modern boards. Conlon 85:615; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths. First edition. Signed at end by Le Roy, Tillet and Desmarest.The contents can be best summarized by giving the drop-head title on page one: Rapport fait à l'Académie, Relativement à l'advis que le Parlement a demandé à cette Académie, par arrêt du 6 Septembre 1793. Sur la contestation qui s'est élevée à Rochefort, au sujet de la taxe du Pain; sur les Expériences qui ont été faites dans cette Ville à ce même sujet, en exécution d'un arrêt du Parlement du 7 Juin 1781; & sur les moyens d'établir le prix juste du Pain, proportionnément à celui du Blé, suivant la quantité de Farines différentes qu'une quantité de livres de Blé peut rendre, & suivant la quantité de Pain que ses Farines doivent donner. - Small brown spot in inner blank margin of title-page, else a fine copy.

A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Prault, 1783. With one folding table. 2 volumes. (8), 304 pp.; (2), (305)-622 (misnumbered 628) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spines richly gilt with raised bands, red and green labels with gilt lettering, red edges, rear joint with short split at foot of spine. Not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in INED; not in NEHA; Conlon 83:569. Very rare and important first edition, and a very nice copy, interleaved throughout with blank paper. Contents: Droit unique sur les cuirs & peaux; droits réservés; octrois municipaux; huiles et savons; amidon; offices supprimés; papiers et cartons; marque d'or et d'argent; marque des fers; cartes; inspecteurs aus boissons; inspecteurs aux boucheries; sols pour livre; doubles & triples droits sur l'eau-de-vie. In 1780, Necker trusted a 'Régie générale' with the care of the 'droits d'aide' and in general with all the 'droits se percevant par exercise'. The 'régisseurs généraux' had to advance a million livres (later 1.2 million). At first there were 25, and later 28 of these 'régisseurs généraux'. In 1789 the régie générale generated slightly over 50 million. See: Marion, Dictionnaire des Institutions, p. 477.The work is usually bound in one volume, as the Conlon copy is, but here the insertion of many blank sheets and quires has vastly expanded the size of the volume which has hence been bound in two volumes. - Faint marginal waterstain in blank upper margin of first 35 pages.

A Paris, Chez la veuve Saugrain & P. Prault, 1714. 5 parts in 1. 184 pp.; 192 pp.; 140 pp.; 168 pp.; 32, (20) pp. 4to. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with raised bands, label with gilt lettering, somewhat damaged at foot of spine, lightly rubbed. Not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Gavet. - Copy from the library of Balincourt-Cabrières, with engraved bookplate, and with many contemporary marginal annotations on a number of leaves.

A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de P.G. Le Mercier, 1766. Two works in one volume. 4, 180, lxxii, 4, 4 pp.; 8, (also numbered 242)-328, (also numbered 56)-164 (also numbered 196)-212 (also numbered 288)-306 (also numbered 168)-190 pp.; 1-56 (also numbered 328)-397, (1) pp. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, some damage to foot of spine, corners worn and bumped, some staining to binding, small damage to upper band. First work: Conlon 59:417. First edition. Contains: Exposition du sujet de la consultation. - Mémoire pour les officiers de la Conservation de Lyon & Avis des députés du commerce sur ce Mémoire. - Projet de la déclaration proposé par les députés. - Observations de MM. de Lyon sur ce projet, & réponse à ces observations. - Projet de déclaration fourni par MM. de Lyon, & réfutation de ce projet. - Consultation. - Pièces justificatives.Second work: Kress 6362; Conlon 66:321; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in INED.First edition.Important collection, containing many memoirs from numerous Chambers of Commerce, not published elsewhere. At the end of the Avertissement is the following announcement: 'Le lecteur est prié de n'avoir aucun égard aux chiffres des pages, quelques circonstances survenues depuis l'impression de l'ouvrage, ont exigé un nouvel ordre dans les pièces, & ont interverti celui des chiffres'.Contains, among others: Représentations des six Corps des Négocians de Paris - Représentations des Jurisdictions Consulaires de Paris - Mémoire des Syndics de la Chambre de Commerce de Normandie - Premier Avis de MM. les Députés du Commerce - Second Avis de MM. les Députés du Commerce - Mémoire des Prieur & Juge-Consuls de Rouen - Mémoire des Prieur & Controlleur des Bourges Communes de Toulouse & de Montpellier - Projet de Déclaration - etc. etc.

A Amsterdam, et se trouve à Paris, Chez Pyre, 1774. 15, (1) pp. 4to. Modern marbled boards (Lobstein-Laurenchet). INED 4761; Conlon 74:476; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Higgs; not in Mattioli. First edition. Critical of Roussel de la Tour's Richesse de l'État and proposing fiscal and economic reforms: 'lever un dixième sur les fruits de la terre, les maisons des villes, les rentes et les professions lucratives. Réflexions populationnistes, éloge de la liberté du commerce; la prison perpétuelle est conseillée pour les mendiants, qui seront employés aux travaux publics ou particuliers' (INED). Title-page has as date M.DLXXIV. In the text there is a reference to Messange and his important work Recherches sur la Population. The analysis and criticism are given in 32 short chapters.

Paris, Imp. Royale, 1787. 2 pieces in 1 volume. 6 pp; 6, (2, blank) pp. 4to. Modern boards. Not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; Catalogue des Actes Royaux, vi, 41850, 41852. Very rare original edition of the two primordial texts without which the financial and economic administration of France at the eve of the Revolution is difficult to understand. The rulings created a Conseil Royal des Finances & de Commerce replacing the two separate councils operating at that time: the Conseil du Commerce and the Conseil des finances, which, according to the king, where not operating to his satisfaction.

No place (Paris ?), (1752). 8 pp. 4to. Modern boards. Conlon 52:296. First edition. Account of an accident caused by work: as a result of a collapse of rocks in a quarry, two workmen are buried in the shaft. After nine days of rescue work, elaborately detailed here, the two are saved and freed from the shaft where they got stuck and are moved to the house of the "Sieur Trudon, ou ils sont l'objet de la visite et des bienfaits du public."

Bruxelles, 1787. 32 pp. 8vo. Modern half morocco. Not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths. 'Toutes les réformes ..... partiront d'un seul moyen', which is: paying the debts of the State. - The name 'Bruxelles' has been crossed out in a contemporary hand, and has been replaced by: 'au Baron d'Espagnac'.

Aix, 1764. 16 pp. 12mo. Modern boards. Conlon 64:425; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in INED. Original edition. Discussing the State's financial position and arguing that taxes should not be raised, but the State's expenses be reduced.

No place, (1756). 29, (1) pp. Small 8vo. Modern boards. Conlon 56:465; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Higgs. First edition. Against the levying of new taxes: 'Le dixième va porter le dernier coup à l'agriculture, elle périt de jour en jour.'

Ville-Affranchie, Impr. A. Leroy, (1793). Large folio poster on white paper. At bottom printed "Signé: Delaporte, Couthon, Maignet, Bassal, Raynaud."Bertrand and the others named in the document, are re-instated in their former positions from which they had been ousted by 'counter-revolutionaries' and are ordered to form a provisional Corps Municipal. Bertrand would later participate in the Babeuf conspiracy and was condemned to death in 1796.On 29 May 1793 Lyonnais moderates took over the city and although proclaiming their devotion to the Republic, Lyon in fact entered into rebellion against the National Convention. When the entire southeast of Lyon rose and Jacobins were massacred in the city itself, the city appeared to be the seat of a new royalist conspiracy. The armed forces of the Convention encircled the city in July which fell in October. The punishment was pitiless: on 12 October the Convention proclaimed: 'Lyon made war on liberty; Lyon is no more.' The city was to be destroyed and a new city established under the name Commune-Affranchi.

No place, 1649. 8 pp. 4to. Modern boards. Moreau 3494; BMSTC, French Books 1601-1700, R.642; not in Welsh. Second edition, first published in 1648. Apology of the revolt against the royal power.'C'est de cette requete que Naudé dit (page 308 du Mascurat), qu'il faut lui donner lieu entre les bonnes pièces.' 'Ce sont les trois états du gouvernement de l'île de France qui parlent seuls dans la Requete; mais ils se portent forts pour les treize autres provinces' (Moreau).

Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Lachevardiere, (1828). With one table. 4 pp. 4to. Modern boards. The table is entitled 'Tableau de trente Écoles élémentaires gratuites de Paris, dressé d'après les états trimestriels et mensuels, adressés à la Préfecture du département, pour avril et mai 1828'. Deals with "Société pour l'Instruction élémentaire and the laws of 13 & 14 September 1791 and the law of 1 Mai 1802 concerning public education and the fact that not much has come of it. The text is signed by 'Un membre de la société pour l'Instruction publique'. The Dictionnaire de Pédagogie contains a long article on this society (pp. 2792-2796).

A Londres, 1772. (2), 92 pp. Small 8vo. Modern boards. Not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Conlon. First edition. Defends the rights of the Parlements and contains strong criticism of the financial situation of the country. - Title slightly spotted.

Paris, Delaunay, 1819. 39 pp. 8vo. Disbound.

Paris, Imprimerie des Révolutions de Paris, Prudhomme, 12 juillet 1789 - 10 ventôse an II (28 février 1794). With 135 engravings and 86 maps. Preliminaries and 225 numbers. Bound in 18 volumes. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spines gilt with raised bands, labels with gilt lettering (not all volumes with identical labels), a bit rubbed and occasional defects. Tourneux 10249; Hatin 147-149; Martin & Walter 1299; Rétat 163. All published. Famous journal, founded and edited by L. Prudhomme. Among the collaborators were Elysée Loustalot, Sylvain Maréchal, Chaumette, Fabre d'Egelantine, a.o. 'C'est le tableau le plus exact, le plus complet et le plus impartial des agitations de la capitale pendant les premières et les plus dramatiques années de la Révolution. On ne trouverait nulle part ailleurs des matériaux aussi abondantes et aussi sûrs pour l'histoire de la période quelle embrasse' (Hatin). This newspaper also provided interesting critiques and an immense volume of information concerning political activity in Paris (Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution 1789-1799, ii, p. 797). - Introduction and general frontispiece & title bound in the third volume of this set. Two small sections of the preliminaries, 'Précis exact' of 10 pp. and 'Supplément nécessaire' of 8 pp., as well as tables of contents of the 1st and 2nd trimestre, 2 titlepages, one frontispiece and 9 maps and 8 engravings are supplied in xerox, partly on old paper. Small corner torn off pp. 37/38 of nr 17 completed also by adding photocopies of these pages.

A Paris, Chez A.-J. Marchant, An XI (1803). With one folding table and a very charming engraved vignette on page 1. xvi, 175, (1), (8, publisher's catalogue) pp. 8vo. Modern marbled boards, red morocco label with gilt lettering. Musset-Pathay 1740; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi. First French edition ? Musset-Pathay lists Barbé-Marbois as the translator. Deals with alfalfa, clover and sainfoin in the form of dialogues between Benjamin Jachère and Richard Trèfle (Mr. Fallow and Mr. Clover).

No place, 1617. 16 pp. 12mo. Modern half hard-grained morocco, marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt decoration in compartments, gilt lettering. Bourgeois & Andre 2308; Lindsay & Neu 4001; Welsh 741. "Diatribe against the House of Medicis, supposedly written by Louis XIII to his mother, Marie de Medicis" (Welsh). Bourgeois & Andre adds to this "rappel de la légende de l'empoisonnement de Charles IX par sa mère Catherine." On page 8 there is a side-note claiming that all misfortunes visiting France, had their origin in Italy and departed from Florence. - Margins at head and foot cut short, small discrete stamp in blank margin of title page and page 15, copy from the collection Bruno Monnier, Chateau de Mantry, Jura.

En France, Imprimerie de la Vérité, 1788. 33 pp. 8vo. Modern half morocco. Not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Stourm. First edition.