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Photo NIEBUHR, Carsten. 

NIEBUHR, Carsten. 

Voyage de M. Niebuhr en Arabie et en d'autres pays de l'orient. 

En Suisse, Chez les libraires associés, 1780.
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1500 €

Second edition in french.
Travel journal of scientific exploration that King Frederick V of Denmark has to send to Egypt, Arabia and Syria. Our copy sees all its maps enhanced with colors, in particular the large folding map of the Red Sea, as well as certain engravings of landscapes.

Photo NECKER, Jacques. 

NECKER, Jacques. 

Compte rendu au Roi par M. Necker Directeur général des Finances Au mois de janvier 1781. 

Paris, Imprimerie du cabinet du roi, 1781.
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1000 €

First edition.
This first edition was not put on the market but distributed to a privileged few before the publication of the work by the Imprimerie royale. It contains two watercolor folding maps showing the divisions of tax and drafts on French territory and a folded table of Income and expenses carried to the Royal Treasury. The “Report to the King” is one of the “economic bestsellers” of the Ancien Régime. (The printings of the Imprimerie royale were distributed to the public in some forty thousand copies). It remains a source of primary importance for the financial and fiscal history of France. In this famous plea for transparency in public finances, Jacques Necker (1734-1802), Minister of Finance to Louis XVI from 1776 to 1781, details the functioning of royal finances, the principles of its administration and the financial situation of the country. But the author also reveals the lists of pensions paid by the State to certain members of the nobility, with the names of their beneficiaries and their amounts. The scandal that followed the publication of the work led the minister to resign on May 19, 1781.


Bound with the followin pieces :
- Les Comment, ou Abrégé des objections faites contre le compte rendu par M. Necker en forme de questions, En France, 1781
ii-16 pages.
- Mémoire donné au roi par Monsieur Necker en 1778, En France, 1781
32 pages.

Photo POULLE, Nicolas Louis. 

POULLE, Nicolas Louis. 

Sermons de Monsieur l'Abbé Poulle, prédicateur du Roi. 

Paris, Mérigot le jeune, 1781.
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120 €

Seconde edition.

Photo NECKER, Jacques || [GRIMOARD, Philippe-Henri de]. 

NECKER, Jacques || [GRIMOARD, Philippe-Henri de]. 

Lettre du marquis de C*** [Caraccioli], à M. D'A*** [d'Alembert]. 

Paris, [s. n.], 1781.
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400 €

This harsh pamphlet was published as part of a political campaign against Necker, then Finance Minister of Louis XVI, in the spring of 1781. It ended with the minister's resignation on May 19th1781.

This fictional letter features Louis-Antoine Caraccioli and D'Alembert, questioning the reasons for Necker's popularity. It is traditionally attributed to Philippe-Henri de Grimoard (Barbier and BNF).

This letter is bound with six other texts related to Necker :

1) Mémoire donné au roi, par M. Necker. 1778. (4)-50 pages ---
2) Observations modestes d'un citoyen, sur les opérations de finances de M. Necker [...] 98 pages --
3) Suite des observations d'un citoyen 45 pages ----
4) Lettre du marquis de C***, à M. D'A***. Paris le 1er Mai 1781 51 pages ---
5) Lettre d'un ami, à M. Necker 23 pages ----
6) Les comment 45 pages ----
7) Compte rendu au roi, par l'abbé Terray 18 pages ----.

Photo NECKER, Jacques. 

NECKER, Jacques. 

Mémoire donné au roi, par M. Necker. en 1778. 

s.l., s.n., [1781].
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100 €

Jacques Necker (1732-1804) was a politician from Geneva and was the Finance minister of Louis XVI.
In this text, he sets out his plan for provincial governments and his reformist ideas about the monarchy.

Photo [ANONYME]. 

[ANONYME]. 

Lettre d'un ami à M. Necker. 

s.l., s.n., [v. 1781].
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60 €

The publication of Necker's "Compte-rendu au roi" (Report to the King) in 1781, intended to inform Louis XVI about the state of France's finances, provoked many controversies against the minister. Anonymously, the author criticized Necker's management of the finances and the fact that he published false statements in his famous "Compte-rendu".

Photo HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE, Barthélemy d'. 

HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE, Barthélemy d'. 

Bibliothèque orientale, ou dictionnaire universel. 

Paris, Moutard, 1781.
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750 €

New edition done by Desessart.
Considered as the first western encyclopædia of the Islamic world.
"It was based on the Arabic bibliography (the Kashf al-Zunun) of Hadji Khalfa (Katip Celebi), of which it is in large part a translation, but it also contains material from numerous other Arabic, Persian and Turkish publications and manuscripts." (wikipedia).

Photo [NECKER, Jacques]. 

[NECKER, Jacques]. 

Suite des observations du citoyen. 

s.l., s.n., [v. 1781].
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50 €

This booklet was published after the publication of the "Compte-rendu au roi" by Necker in 1781.
The author questions the management of France's finances by Necker.

Photo OLIVIER, Gabriel Raimond Jean. 

OLIVIER, Gabriel Raimond Jean. 

Essai sur la dernière révolution de l'ordre civil en France. 

Londres, sn, 1782.
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250 €

The revolution of the civil order in France of which the author speaks is the edict of 1770 which strongly limits the power of the Parliaments.

Photo LINGUET, Simon Henri Nicolas. 

LINGUET, Simon Henri Nicolas. 

Mémoires sur la Bastille et la détention de l'auteur dans ce chateau royal. 

Londres, T. Spilsbury, 1783.
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80 €

Edition published the same year as the original without the frontispiece of the original edition.

Photo [VERDY DU VERNOIS, Adrien Marie François de]. 

[VERDY DU VERNOIS, Adrien Marie François de]. 

Essais de Géographie, de Politique, et d'Histoire sur les possessions de l'Empereur des Turcs en Europe. 

Londres, s.n., 1785.
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200 €

Second edition.

Photo [FLEURIOT DE LANGLE, Jean-Marie-Jérôme]. 

[FLEURIOT DE LANGLE, Jean-Marie-Jérôme]. 

Voyage en Espagne Par Mr. Le Marquis De Langle. 

s.l., s.n., 1785.
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200 €

In this work, the author makes a biting satire of the government, religion and morals of the Spanish. King Charles III complained to the French government and threatened to close the entrance to his kingdom to all French people. Parliament ordered, in February 1786, that a copy of "Voyage en Espagne" would be delivered to the flames by the hand of the executioner. This auto-da-fé delighted de Langle who had written: "My work will surely be reduced to ashes: so much the better! (...) It brings good luck; the public likes burnt works.".

Photo [Séminaire des Missions étrangères de Paris]. 

[Séminaire des Missions étrangères de Paris]. 

Extrait des Nouvelles des missions des indes orientales. 

Paris, Guillot, 1785-1787.
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150 €

First edition.
The Nouvelles des missions orientales is a Catholic publication which was published from 1785 to 1794 in five volumes.
Here the head of the series with the "Extrait des Nouvelles" published in 1785 covering the years 1783-1784 and the two volumes of the Nouvelles published in 1787 covering 1785 and 1786.

Photo [Necker, Jacques]. 

[Necker, Jacques]. 

"J'ai servi le Roi pendant cinq années avec un zèle auquel je n'ai jamais connu de bornes ; [...]". 

s.l., s.n., [1787].
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75 €

In this essay, Necker (732-1804), financier and politician from Geneva, Minister of Finance of Louis XVI) justified his administration and policy in response to the attacks of Charles de Calonne (1734-1802, Minister and Controller General of Finance of Louis XVI between 1783 and 1787), his successor.
It consists of letters between Calonne and Necker, a letter addressed to Louis XVI and a praise of the former minister.

Photo [MOSCH, August Wilhelm (von)]. 

[MOSCH, August Wilhelm (von)]. 

Tactique de l'Infanterie et instruction sur le choix d'une Position & sur les Dispositions des Manoeuvres. 

Dresde, Frères Walther, 1787.
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350 €

First edition published with the agreement of the author.
August Wilhelm von Mosch (1735-1815) was a Prussian major general. The Prussian army was renowned since Frederick II for its rapid troop movements and the use of the Oblique Order (military maneuver consisting of reinforcing and advancing one of its wings first, while stealing the other wing). This required perfect mastery of maneuvers by the officers.

Photo CALONNE, Charles-Alexandre de. 

CALONNE, Charles-Alexandre de. 

Mémoire justificatif, en forme de requête, adressé au Roi
[suivi de]
Développemens et pièces justificatives adressés au Roi, pour faire suite au Mémoire. 

s.l., s.n., 1787.
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150 €

First editions.

Charles de Calonne (1734-1802) was Necker's successor as finance minister to Louis XVI between 1784 and 1787.
After his resignation, the former minister fell out of favor and faced many attacks on his administration and France's growing deficit. In this book, he explained his defence to the king, facing five charges against the subjects of acquisitions and exchanges, operations in the revision of currencies, funds from the royal treasury provided clandestinely to support the "agiotage" (financial speculative practice), extensions of loans, and abuses of authority and other abuses of authority of all kinds.
The second book, published shortly afterwards, is the sequel in which Calonne provides many in-depth insights.

Photo MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de. 

MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de. 

Dénonciation de l'agiotage au Roi, et à l'Assemblée des Notables. 

s.l., s.n., 1787.
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90 €

This book by Mirabeau (1749-1791, one of the leaders of the French Revolution) is a pamphlet denouncing the "agiotage" (financial speculative practice).

Photo MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de. 

MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de. 

Lettres du comte de Mirabeau, sur l'administration de Necker. 

s.l., s.n., 1787.
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100 €

First edition.

With these letters, Mirabeau (1749-1791, one of the figures of the French Revolution) was clearly opposed to Necker's administration and denounced his methods of managing France's finances, particularly those concerning loans.

Photo NECKER, Jacques. 

NECKER, Jacques. 

Mémoire de M. Necker. 

s.l., [s. n.], 1787.
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90 €

First edition.

Jacques Necker (1732-1804) was a politician from Geneva and was the Finance minister of Louis XVI.
This book was published in response to the speech of Charles Calonne (1734-1802, Minister and inspector General of Finance of Louis XVI between 1783 and 1787), who accused Necker of having published false informations in his report to the king.

Photo NECKER, Jacques. 

NECKER, Jacques. 

De l'importance de la morale et des opinions religieuses. 

Londres - Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788.
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150 €

Edition published the same year as the first one, with a new title (the first edition is untitled "De l'Importance des opinions religieuses").



Jacques Necker was one of Louis XVI's finance ministers. This book deals with the link between religion and sovereignty, philosophy and morality, and Necker highlights social inequalities.

Photo [CONDORCET, Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de]. 

[CONDORCET, Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de]. 

Essai sur la Constitution et les Fonctions des Assemblees Provinciales, Ou l'on trouve un Plan pour la Constitution & l'Administration de la France.
[Suivi de]
Sur la nécessité de faire ratifier la Constitution par les Citoyens, et sur la formation des communautés de Campagne. [1789]. 

Paris, s.n., 1788.
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4500 €

Two important works from Condorcet.
1- "Essai sur la Constitution" : Scarce fist edition of the Condorcet's "most important political work" (Badinter Condorcet).
It is one of the fundamental texts in French political history and "the most important book of Constitutional Law that was published at that time and even since" (Allengry, Condorcet guide de la Révolution Française).
In this work, Condorcet is one of the first authors to claim the right to vote for women.
2. "Sur la nécessité de faire ratifier la Constitution par les citoyens", is less known but important, since Condorcet studies the question of whether, and under what conditions, a nation may confer upon an assembly the power to give it a constitution or to accept it on its behalf.

Photo NECKER, Jacques. 

NECKER, Jacques. 

Sur le compte rendu au Roi en 1781. Nouveaux éclaircissemens. 

Lyon, Bernuset, 1788.
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90 €

Edition published the same year as the first one.

In this book, Necker (1732-1804, Minister of Finance of Louis XVI) defends his report to the King published in 1781 and reacts to the attacks of Charles de Calonne (1734-1802, Minister of Finance of Louis XVI between 1783 and 1787), his successor.

Photo [MOIR, John] || [HASTINGS, Warren] || [SOULÈS, François]. 

[MOIR, John] || [HASTINGS, Warren] || [SOULÈS, François]. 

Affaires de l'Inde depuis le commencement de la Guerre avec la France en 1756 jusqu'à la conclusion de la Paix en 1783. 

Londres et Paris, Buisson, 1788.
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350 €

First edition.
Beautiful fold-out map of India, Cochinchina and the Indonesian islands.
The book recounts France's loss of influence in India during and after the Seven Years' War which saw the fall of the first French colonial empire, and India's shift to English influence.

Photo TURGOT, Anne-Robert-Jacques. 

TURGOT, Anne-Robert-Jacques. 

Le conciliateur, ou lettres d'un ecclésiastique à un magistrat sur les affaires présentes. 

s.l., [s. n.], 1788.
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240 €

Second édition.
Rare copy.

Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot (1727-1781) was an important French politician and economist of the 18th century. He was Secretary of State for the Navy, then Controller General of Finances for King Louis XVI. This text is a plea for religious tolerance, particularly towards Protestants, whose freedoms were reviewed when the text was first published in 1754.

Photo [MATHON DE LA COUR, Charles Joseph]. 

[MATHON DE LA COUR, Charles Joseph]. 

Collection des Comptes-Rendus, piéces Authentiques, états et Tableaux, concernant Les Finances de France depuis 1758 jusqu'en 1787. 

Lausanne, Cuchet, 1788.
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175 €

First edition.
The public accounts and in particular their deficits were at the center of the political debates of the 1780s.

Photo CALONNE, Charles-Alexandre de. 

CALONNE, Charles-Alexandre de. 

Réponse de M. de Calonne à l'écrit de M. Necker, publié en avril 1787; contenant l'examen des comptes de la situation des finances, rendus en 1774, 1776, 1781, 1783 & 1787; avec des observations sur les résultats de l'Assemblée des Notables. 

Londres, T. Spilsbury, 1788.
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70 €

This edition was published the same year as the first one.

Charles de Calonne (1734-1802) was Necker's successor as finance minister to Louis XVI. In this book, he presented his administration and responded to Necker's violent attacks.

Photo MILTON, John || [SALAVILLE, Jean-Baptiste]. 

MILTON, John || [SALAVILLE, Jean-Baptiste]. 

Théorie de la royauté, d'après la doctrine de Milton. 

s.l., s.n., 1789.
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200 €
Photo MAYER, Charles-Joseph de. 

MAYER, Charles-Joseph de. 

Vie publique et privée de Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, ministre d'état; discours couronné par L'Académie d'Amiens, le 25 août 1788. 

Paris, Maradan, 1789.
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150 €

First edition.

Book on the life and career of Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes (1719-1787), who was Foreign Minister of Louis XVI from 1774 until his death.

Photo [LACRETELLE, Pierre-Louis]. 

[LACRETELLE, Pierre-Louis]. 

Mémoire sur l'institution des bureaux des finances, et l'utilité de leurs fonctions. 

s.l., s.n., 1789.
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60 €

First edition.

Book on the history of the institution of the finance corps by Pierre-Louis Lacretelle (1751-1824), who was a member of Parliament during the Revolution and the French Consulate.

Photo ANQUETIL, Louis Pierre. 

ANQUETIL, Louis Pierre. 

Louis XIV, sa cour et le régent. 

Paris, Moutard, 1789.
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75 €
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