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Photo MARTIN, Benjamin. 

MARTIN, Benjamin. 

Grammaire des Sciences Philosophiques, ou Analyse abrégée de la Philosophie moderne, appuyée sur les expériences. 

Paris, Briasson, 1749.
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600 €

First french edition.

Photo MALEBRANCHE, Nicolas. 

MALEBRANCHE, Nicolas. 

De la Recherche de la Vérité. 

Paris, Bordelet, 1749.
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250 €

During the publication of this treatise (first ed. : 1675), the first published by Malebranche, his contemporaries especially retained Cartesianism: dualism of thought and extension, rule of evidence, method using the Regulae of Descartes, influence of Dioptrics and the Treatise on Man, Cartesian physics. Even the concept of the soul, a simple occasion for the movements of the body, could be drawn from the Cartesians La Forge and Cordemoy. Malebranche still appears as one of many Cartesians trying to relate to Augustinianism. The break with Cartesianism came with the publication of Enlightenments on the Search for Truth (1678). Until then centered on man, Malebranche's thought here operates a theocentric reversal. From now on, everything starts from God. All physical relationships, like all moral values, are only the expression of an immutable Order.
Many figures in the text.

Photo [LESZCZYNSKI, Stanislas]. 

[LESZCZYNSKI, Stanislas]. 

La voix libre du citoyen ou observations sur le gouvernement de Pologne. 

s.l., s.n., 1749.
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350 €

First french edition.
Translated from Polish by the pimple of Solignac.
In 1736, at the end of a war of succession which opposed French and Russian interests, Stanislas I, King of Poland, abdicated.
It is therefore as a free-speaking citizen that he writes his observations on the government of Poland.
Prince philosopher he writes in his preface:
"[our ancestors] established a fair balance between the power of Majesty, & the rights of liberty. They claimed that our Kings by the Majesty of their character, could contain liberty to prevent it from going as far as license, and that liberty, by the authority of our constitutions, could repress the ambition of our kings, if it ever led them to despotism. This salutary order no longer exists.".

Photo [MANUSCRIT]. 

[MANUSCRIT]. 

Remarques sur le Gouvernement du royaume durant les trois règnes de Henri IV, de Louis XIII, de Louis XIV. 

s.l., s.n., [v. 1750].
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500 €

Handwritten copy of a work published anonymously by Pierre Marteau in 1688. Barbier attributes the book to Gratien de Courtilz but adds: "Dubious".

The content is rather discourteous towards the monarchs, of whom inglorious episodes are recounted: the lack of merit of Louis XIII (Richelieu having governed for him), Louis XIV preferring the beds of his mistresses to the battlefields... This doubtless explains why handwritten copies were able to circulate under the cloak of the laughers. In fact, two other similar handwritten copies can be found in public libraries.

What remains is a very pretty manuscript, in a perfectly legible late 17th century handwriting.

Photo COCHIN, Henri. 

COCHIN, Henri. 

Oeuvres de feu Mr Cochin écuyer, avocat au Parlement, contenant le recueil de ses mémoires et consultations. 

Paris, De Nully, 1751-1756.
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500 €

Henri Cochin (1687-1747) was a famous jurisconsult, considered the model of eloquence of the bar.
Set published from 1751 (original edition) to 1753 by Nully for the first four volumes. Volumes 5 and 6 are from Durand in 1764 and 1766.

Photo [BRET, Antoine]. 

[BRET, Antoine]. 

Mémoires sur la Vie De Mademoiselle De Lenclos. 

Amsterdam, François Joly, 1751.
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75 €

Edition given the same year as the first edition.
Ninon de Lenclos was a courtesan, a woman of wit, a letter writer and a French woman of letters. A cultured and independent aristocrat, she hosted a salon on rue des Tournelles in Paris which brought together the great minds of the time, men and women alike.

The first part is a biography, the other two parts consist of correspondence with the Marquis de Sévigné.

Photo [BOESNIER DE L'ORME, Paul]. 

[BOESNIER DE L'ORME, Paul]. 

Le Mexique conquis. 

Paris, Desaint et Saillant, 1752.
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450 €

First edition.
Book relating the conquest of Mexico by Cortes. The author's will is to correct Antonio de Solis's History of the Conquest of Mexico by redacting uncertain or improbable facts.
"The customs, the characters, all the main events, the only ones worthy of passing down to posterity, are preserved; the order of the times are respected. The details suppressed, changed, embellished, are those which, according to Solis, haven't any basis other than uncertainty or conjecture. " (extract from the preface).

The book is illustrated with two maps of America after Robert de Vaugondy.

Photo [ESPIARD DE LA BORDE, François-Ignace]. 

[ESPIARD DE LA BORDE, François-Ignace]. 

L'Esprit des nations. 

La Haye, Isaac Beauregard, 1753.
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100 €

Third edition.

Photo GALLAND, Julien-Claude. 

GALLAND, Julien-Claude. 

Recueil des rits et cérémonies du pelerinage de la Mecque, auquel on a joint divers ecrits relatifs à la religion, aux sciences & aux murs des Turcs. 

Paris, Desaint & Saillant, 1754.
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1000 €

First edition.
Book which brings together five different essays, of which Julien-Claude Galland (probably died in 1765), the nephew of Antoine Galland, is only the interpreter.
The one who gives its wording to the title is a translation from the Arabic of Sheikh Chemfeddin el Buhouky the Shafeite. The others are: "Muslim catechism translated from the Arabic of the sheikh or Dr. Aly son of Iaakoub", "Translation of a Dissertation by Zehny effendy on the sciences of the Turks", "Relation of the island of Chio" and " Relation of the walk of Sultana Esma, daughter of Sultan Ahmed, when she was taken to her husband Iaakoub Pasha.

Photo ALBERONI, Jules. 

ALBERONI, Jules. 

Testament Politique Du Cardinal Jules Alberoni, Recueilli De Divers Mémoires, Lettres & Entretiens De Son Eminence. 

Lausanne, Marc-Michel Bousquet, 1754.
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60 €

First edition.
Jules Alberoni (1664-1756) man of the Church and of the State, in the service of the Duke of Vendôme and Philippe V of Spain.

Photo VOLTAIRE. 

VOLTAIRE. 

Histoire de la guerre de MDCCXLI. 

La Haye, s.n., 1756.
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150 €

Second edition published without the agreement of Voltaire, whose manuscript was stolen from him by the Marquis de Ximénès.

Photo MABLY, Gabriel Bonnot de. 

MABLY, Gabriel Bonnot de. 

Des principes des négociations, pour servir d'introduction au droit public de l'Europe, fondés sur les traités. 

La Haye, s.n., 1757.
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750 €

First edition.
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably was Condillac's brother, although today less known than his parent, his innovative work of political philosophy places him among the precursors of what will become communism. In particular, he proposed to limit land ownership rights.
As a fine geopolitical analyst, he published his Treaty of Negotiations at the start of the Seven Years' War, after the overthrow of the alliance which will set Europe (and the world) on fire.

"His concepts of power, of world legal order, of moralizing the relations between people, peoples and states, undoubtedly still have a lot to teach us." Florence Gauthier, Extract from the preface for the reissue of the text in 2003

Our copy bearing the arms of Emmanuel Dieudonné de Hautefort (1700-1777), a diplomat who was french ambassador to Vienna from 1749 to 1752 and who was therefore at the heart of European diplomacy in this troubled period of the 18th century. It was indeed during this period that negotiations between France and Austria began to initiate a European diplomatic revolution.

Photo [HELVETIUS, Claude-Adrien]. 

[HELVETIUS, Claude-Adrien]. 

De l'Esprit. 

Paris, Durand, 1758.
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450 €

First edition in B state.
Major work by Helvetius which caused a scandal upon its publication and was condemned to be burned. Too radical for its time, the book was nevertheless widely read thereafter.

Photo [GUERRE DE SEPT ANS] BELLE-ISLE, Charles Louis Fouquet. 

[GUERRE DE SEPT ANS] BELLE-ISLE, Charles Louis Fouquet. 

Lettres de M. le Maréchal Duc de Belleisle, à Mr. Le Maréchal de Contades. 

Paris, Au dépens de la compagnie, 1759.
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300 €

Set of two books to be used in the history of the Seven Years' War.

The first in the original edition is a collection of letters between the Marshals of Belle-Isle (1684-1761) and of Contades (1704-1793) which we learn were "found among the papers of Monsieur de Contades after the battle from Minden ".
The Battle of Minden was a decisive French defeat in the Seven Years' War. Despite a clear numerical superiority the French led by Contades bowed to the Anglo-Prussians. The Seven Years' War will mark the beginning of the loss of influence of France in Europe and the beginning of English hegemony (which will be definitively recorded at Waterloo).

Followed by :
Collection of letters from H. M. the King of Prussia, to be used in the history of the last war, Leipsick, At the expense of the associated booksellers, 1773
Second complete edition of both parts.

Photo [MORENAS, François]. 

[MORENAS, François]. 

Dictionnaire historique-portatif de la géographie sacrée ancienne et moderne, dans lequel on trouve la situation et la description des lieux de la Terre-Sainte sous les Hébreux, & tels qu'ils sont aujourd'hui. 

Paris, Desaint & Saillant, 1759.
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130 €

First edition.

Photo BIELFELD, Jacques-Frédéric (Baron de). 

BIELFELD, Jacques-Frédéric (Baron de). 

Institutions politiques. 

La Haye, Pierre Gosse, 1760.
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450 €

First edition.
Baron Bielfeld was an advisor to Frederick II of Prussia, his work consists mainly of reflections on national governance.
His work had a significant impact on both political science and statistics. He would be the first to introduce the word "statistics" to replace the term political arithmetic.

Photo [NOAILLES]. 

[NOAILLES]. 

Campagne de Monsieur le Maréchal Duc de Noailles en Allemagne l'an 1743. 

Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1760-1761.
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300 €

First edition.
Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1708-1766) was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army during the Austrian Succession War (1740-1748).
This work brings together many letters to serve the history of this campaign where the French armies did not really shine.

Photo LA POIX DE FREMINVILLE, Edme (de). 

LA POIX DE FREMINVILLE, Edme (de). 

Instruction générale pour un régisseur d'une grande terre seigneuriale. 

Paris, Gissey, 1760.
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300 €

First edition.
Uncommon brochure giving short instructions for the proper management of a domain. La Poix de Fréminville remained one of the most widely read jurists of his time until the Revolution.

Photo [AFFAIRE DE LA MARTINIQUE]. 

[AFFAIRE DE LA MARTINIQUE]. 

Mémoire à consulter et consultation pour les jésuites de France [suivi de] Plaidoyer pour les jésuites de France contre le syndic des créanciers des sieurs Lioncy & gouffre [suivi de] Mémoire pour les Jésuites des Provinces de Champagne, Guyenne, Toulouse & Lyon, Opposans & Défenseurs. 

[Paris], Chardon, 1761.
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250 €

Set of three memoirs on Martinique affair.
Memoir on the financial scandal that affected Antoine Lavalette, a Jesuit missionary priest in Martinique. To restore the treasury of the Jesuit mission in Martinique, he set up some commercial operations which failed and was heavily indebted to the sieurs Lioncy and Gouffre, merchants from Marseille. They obtained justice from the tribunal of Aix, but the Parliament of Paris took up the case and used it as a pretext to proclaim the banishment of the Society of Jesus from France in 1762.

Photo [JESUITES]. 

[JESUITES]. 

Remontrances au parlement et 10 autres pièces. 

Paraguay [i.e. Paris], Imprimerie royale de Nicolas Ier, 1761.
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400 €

First 12mo edition.
Set of pamphleteering pieces against the Jesuits published during the controversy over the Jesuits which raged during the years 1761 and 1762.
The following pieces are particularly noteworthy:
- Remontrances au parlement with a folding map of France.
- Les Jésuitiques
- L'Apparition du Cardinal Bellarmin
- Advis secrets de la Société de Jésus.

Photo [LALOURCE, Jean-Charlemagne]. 

[LALOURCE, Jean-Charlemagne]. 

Mémoire à consulter et consultation pour Jean Lioncy, créancier & syndic de la Masse de la raison de commerce établie à Marseille, sous le nom de Lioncy frères & Gouffre, contre le corps et société des PP. Jésuites. 

[Paris], P. Alex. Le Prieur, 1761.
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350 €

First edition.
Memoir on the financial scandal that affected Antoine Lavalette, a Jesuit missionary priest in Martinique. To restore the treasury of the Jesuit mission in Martinique, he set up some commercial operations which failed and was heavily indebted to the sieurs Lioncy and Gouffre, merchants from Marseille. They obtained justice from the tribunal of Aix, but the Parliament of Paris took up the case and used it as a pretext to proclaim the banishment of the Society of Jesus from France in 1762.

Photo [THEATRE]. 

[THEATRE]. 

Arrests du Conseil d'Etat du roi, lettres patentes, acte de société et règlements de messieurs les premiers gentilshommes de la Chambre de roi, concernant les comédiens françois. 

Paris, Christophe Ballard, 1761.
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1500 €

First edition.
Letters patent reorganizing the operation of the troupe of the Comédie Française.

Bound with the following:
"Règlement pour les comédiens françois ordinaires du roi"
Defining article by article, the organization of the troupe of the Comédie Française: schedules, remuneration, rights and duties.

Photo [HUERNE de LA MOTHE, François-Charles]. 

[HUERNE de LA MOTHE, François-Charles]. 

Mémoire à consulter, sur la Question de l'Excommunication; que l'on prétend encourue par le seul fait d'Acteurs de la Comédie Françoise. 

Paris, sn, 1761.
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220 €

Second issu of the first edition with a different title and without the "avis de l'éditeur"

Work commissioned by the actress Mademoiselle Clairon from the lawyer Huerne de la Motte to defend the condition of the actors.
Following the funeral ceremony that the actors of the Comédie Française had organized for Crébillon father, the Archbishop of Paris then recalled the French tradition of excommunication of actors.

Photo [HUERNE DE LA MOTHE, François-Charles] || [CLAIRON, Claire-Josèphe Léris]. 

[HUERNE DE LA MOTHE, François-Charles] || [CLAIRON, Claire-Josèphe Léris]. 

Libertés de la France, contre le pouvoir arbitraire de l'excommunication. 

Amsterdam, s.n., 1761.
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500 €

First edition.
Work commissioned by the actress Mademoiselle Clairon from the lawyer Huerne de la Motte to defend the condition of actors.
Following the funeral ceremony that the actors of the Comédie Française had organized for Crébillon père, the Archbishop of Paris then recalled the French tradition of excommunication of actors.
This book was banned and burned by the executioner in the courtyard of the courthouse.

[Bound with]
[JOLY], Historical and critical letters on spectacles, [1762]
223-(1) pages. (title page missing]
Work by Capuchin Joly, demonstrating the just excommunication of the actors according to the canons of the Church.

Photo [JESUITES]. 

[JESUITES]. 

Réunion de trois volumes reliés regroupant des textes à propos de la controverse sur les Jésuites. 

Sorbon, s.n., 1762.
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350 €

Set of three identically bound volumes grouping together texts about the controversy over the Jesuits which raged during the years 1761 and 1762.
We find in particular:
"Special history of the Jesuits in France" by Abbé Minard is a priest Jansenist of Libourne "Report of the constitutions of the Jesuits" by La Chalotais who is attorney general in the Parliament of Brittany, fiercely opposed to the Jesuits. He proposes here a memoir in charge of the constitutions of the Society of Jesus. "Reply to the apologies of the Jesuits", "The badly defended Jesuit" by Abbé Platel.

Photo [JESUITES] CARADEUC DE LA CHALOTAIS, Louis René. 

[JESUITES] CARADEUC DE LA CHALOTAIS, Louis René. 

Compte rendu des constitutions des Jésuites. 

s.l., s.n., 1762.
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60 €

La Chalotais is Attorney General in the Parliament of Brittany, fiercely opposed to the Jesuits. He proposes here a memoir in charge of the constitutions of the Society of Jesus.

Photo [JESUITES][ABRESSEVIN, Claude]. 

[JESUITES][ABRESSEVIN, Claude]. 

Tout le monde a tort, ou jugement impartial d'une dame philosophe, sur l'affaire présente des jésuites [Suivi de] Remarques sur le livre intitulé, extrait des assertions dangereuses & pernicieuses en tout genre...[Suivi de] Préjugés légitimes contre le livre intitulé: extrait des assertions dangereuses...[Suivi de] Réponse aux objections publiées contre l'institut des jésuites. 

Avignon, Aux dépens des libraires, 1762.
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100 €

Four memories on the debate in France on the order of the Jesuits which will lead to their banishment by the Parliament of Paris in August 1762.
The point of view here is that of the company of Jesus.

Photo [GRIFFET, Henri]. 

[GRIFFET, Henri]. 

Mémoire concernant l'institut, la doctrine et l'établissement des Jésuites en France. 

Rennes, Nicolas Paul Vatar, 1762.
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150 €

Interesting work on the establishment of the Jesuits in France.
A complete copy of the three parts with the "Mémoire sur l'établissement et sur l'état des jésuites en France".
Bound after, on the same subject: "Lettre d'un Évêque à un de ses confrères".

Photo [INTERDICTION JESUITE]. 

[INTERDICTION JESUITE]. 

Maximes de la morale des Jésuites prouvées par les extraits de leurs livres déposés au Greffe du Parlement.[suivi de] Idée générale des vices principaux de l'institut des Jésuites [suivi de] Etat des Jésuites en France. 

s.l., s.n., [1762].
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150 €

Three memoirs on the debate in France on the order of the Jesuits which will lead to their banishment by the Parliament of Paris in August 1762.

Photo CARADEUC DE LA CHALOTAIS, Louis René. 

CARADEUC DE LA CHALOTAIS, Louis René. 

Second compte rendu sur l'appel comme d'abus, des constitutions des jésuites [suivi de] Remarques sur un écrit intitulé : compte rendu. 

s.l., s.n., 1762.
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100 €

Two memoirs on the debate in France on the order of the Jesuits which will lead to their banishment by the Parliament of Paris in August 1762.

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