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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 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 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 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 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 [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 [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 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 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 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 [JESUITES]. 

[JESUITES]. 

Lettres édifiantes et curieuses écrites des missions étrangères. 

Paris, J.G. Mérigot le jeune, 1780-1783.
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3500 €

The present edition, enlarged and corrected by l'Abbé de Querbeuf, is preferred to the original, as it is arranged systematically according to geographic region : Volumes I to V relate to the Levant, VI to IX to North and South America, X to XV to India, XVI to XXIV to China, and XXV to XXVI to India and China.
Copy with the 56 plates and maps as called by Howes (L-299).
Volume VIII contains the third French printing of famous Kino map of California.

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 [BAUDRAND, Barthélemy]. 

[BAUDRAND, Barthélemy]. 

L'ame affermie dans la foi, et prémunie contre la séduction de l'erreur ; ou preuves abrégées de la religion à la portée de tous les esprits & de tous les états. 

Lyon, Frères Perisse, 1779.
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60 €

Fourth edition.

Barthélemy Baudrand (1701-1787) was a French Jesuit priest, and a spiritual writer well known in his time.

Photo [JOLY DE MAIZEROY, Paul-Gédéon]. 

[JOLY DE MAIZEROY, Paul-Gédéon]. 

Théorie de la guerre. 

Lausanne, Aux dépens de la Société, 1777.
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500 €

First edition.
Inventor of the term "strategy", it is with the Theory of War (1777) that Maizeroy completed his work of theorization, because although History is much less present there, it is a manual intended for instruction of young officers on elementary tactics and major tactics.
In this work he states that the use of thin or deep order is a choice belonging to the general and thus gives more flexibility to systems on the battlefield.
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Photo JUSSIEU DE MONTLUEL, François Joseph Mamert de. 

JUSSIEU DE MONTLUEL, François Joseph Mamert de. 

Instructions faciles sur les conventions ou Notions simples sur les divers engagements qu'on peut prendre dans la société & leurs suites. Ouvrage utile aux gens d'affaires, bourgeois, négociants, & à tous chefs de famille. Et aux jeunes gens qui se destinent au Palais. Suivi des Réflexions sur les Principes de la Justice. 

Riom, Leclerc, 1777-1779.
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70 €
Photo DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector. 

DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector. 

Traite sur la Cavalerie. 

Paris, Imprimerie de Guillaume Desprez, 1776.
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7500 €

First edition of this famous treatise on cavalry, one of the most spectacular ever published.

The treatise itself, adorned with a beautiful frontispiece by Pierre Charles Ingouf, depicting Louis XVI reviewing the mounted troops, a title vignette by Macret, and four headings and three tailpieces engraved by various artists after Van Blaremberghe, is illustrated with 11 copper-engraved tactical plates, seven of which are double-page spreads and one folded.

This copy bears the coat of arms of the Duke of Condé, second in the list of 69 subscribers to the work, after the Duke of Chartres, who was the author's godfather.

Text volume only. The atlas, bearing the coat of arms of the Prince of Condé, was sold at the 1988 Biennale des Antiquaires, Librairie Léonce Laget, Paris, and then at Christie's in 2016.

Photo [JOUBERT, (Abbé) ]. 

[JOUBERT, (Abbé) ]. 

Histoire des révolutions de Pologne, depuis la mort d'Auguste III jusqu'à l'année 1775. 

Varsovie, s.n., 1775.
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350 €

First edition.
In this work, Joubert provides a detailed account of the revolutions in Poland during that period, covering the formation of the Confederation of Bar, the implementation of the May 3rd Constitution, and the political instability that followed. He also provides an insight into the motivations of the revolutionaries and the struggles of the nobility in maintaining their power. Joubert's work is seen as an important source of information and understanding of the Polish Revolution and the events of the 18th century.

Photo [EON DE BEAUMONT, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste]. 

[EON DE BEAUMONT, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste]. 

Les Loisirs du Chevalier d'Éon de Beaumont, ancien Ministre Plénipotentiaire de France, sur divers sujets importans d'Administration. 

Amsterdam, s.n., 1774-1775.
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1750 €

First edition.
Autobiography of the Chevalier d'Eon, the most famous transvestite in the history of France. But beyond the incredible story of his cross-dressing at the court of Elizabeth of Russia which turned into an international incident, the Chevalier d'Eon was a diplomat who frequented European courts during the reign of Louis XV. This autobiography, published the day after the scandal during which he publicly claimed to be a woman, is centered around his stay at the court of Angleterere.

Photo D'ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond. 

D'ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond. 

Mélanges de littérature, d'histoire et de philosophie. 

Amsterdam, Zacharie Chatelain et fils, 1773.
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300 €

New edition.
Compilation of D'Alembert's text begun in the midst of the Encyclopédie crisis and during the years when its publication was banned. He constantly refers to it and publishes some of the articles there. D'Alembert also fuels, through these texts, the controversy with Rousseau on the status of Literature.

Photo EBERHARD, Jean Auguste || SOCRATE. 

EBERHARD, Jean Auguste || SOCRATE. 

Examen de la Doctrine touchant le salut des payens, ou nouvelle apologie pour Socrate. 

Amsterdam, E. Van Harrevelt, 1773.
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125 €

First edition in French.
Eberhard is a German Protestant philosopher and theologian, disciple of Leibniz he was one of the most virulent opponents of Kant.

Photo [JOLY DE MAIZEROY, Paul-Gédéon]. 

[JOLY DE MAIZEROY, Paul-Gédéon]. 

Mémoire sur les opinions qui partagent les militaires, suivi Du Traité des armes défensives, corrigé et augmenté. 

Paris, Claude Antoine Jombert, 1773.
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600 €

First edition of this book written by the inventor of "strategy".
Maizeroy's work was intended to theorize the art of war, in this book he returns to: the great maneuvers, a historical review of the interest of artillery, logistics, and the course of battles of Preston and Falkirk.

Photo [FRERON, Elie-Catherine]. 

[FRERON, Elie-Catherine]. 

Histoire de l'empire d'Allemagne, et principalement de ses révolutions. 

Paris, Herissant, 1771.
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600 €

First edition.
Beautiful ensemble for this History of the German Empire attributed to Fréron which was undoubtedly a counter-proposal to the Annals of the Empire since Charlemagne written by Voltaire.

Photo PUFENDORF, Samuel. 

PUFENDORF, Samuel. 

Le Droit de la nature et des gens, ou Système général des principes les plus importants de la morale, de la jurisprudence et de la politique. 

Leyde, J. de Wetstein, 1771.
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400 €

Translation from Latin by Barbeyrac of the major work of Baron de Pufendorf.
By substituting natural law for divine law, he influenced all the political thought of the Enlightenment, first and foremost Rousseau and Diderot.

Photo [VOLTAIRE]. 

[VOLTAIRE]. 

Questions sur l'encyclopédie par des amateurs. 

[Neufchatel], s.n., 1771-1773.
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550 €

New expanded edition.
Little-known book by Voltaire, his Questions on the Encyclopedia having been included in the Philosophical Dictionary of the Kehl edition which now makes reference.
"This attempt with an encyclopedic vocation claims to supplement, even amend and correct the great work of the Age of Enlightenment" (Mervaud, "L’Encyclopédisme des Questions sur l’Encyclopédie de Voltaire?”).

Composite copy with volumes published from 1771 to 1773.

Photo REGEMORTES, Louis de. 

REGEMORTES, Louis de. 

Description du nouveau pont de pierre, construit sur la rivière d'Allier a Moulins; avec l'exposé des motifs qui ont déterminé son emplacement, et les dessins et détails relatifs à sa construction. 

Paris, Lottin, 1771.
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2000 €

First edition.
Monumental impression for the description of the Moulins bridge built from 1754 to 1762 under the direction of Louis de Règemortes, engineer of bridges and roads: Plans, sections, elevations and maps.
Note the impressive fifth plank measuring over 1.80m long representing the foundations of the bridge.
"The work that has illustrated his name is the construction of the Moulins bridge, for which several unsuccessful attempts had been made in the previous century. The success of the project drawn up by Louis de Règemorte is mainly due to the establishment of a general masonry base. , strongly defended against the action of water, with unsinkable longitudinal levees attached to the wedges, to prevent the disastrous effect of scouring and flooding which had brought the ruin of the works undertaken on the same point from 1679 to 1689. " Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin (Biographical notes on the engineers of the bridges and roads since the creation of the body, in 1716, until our days, Baudry, 1884)

The now "Pont Règemortes" still crosses the Allier more than 250 years more late proof of the success of the engineer.

Photo RESTOUT, Jean-Bernard. 

RESTOUT, Jean-Bernard. 

Galerie Françoise ou Portraits de Hommes et des Femmes Célèbres qui ont paru en France gravés en taille-douce par les meilleurs
artistes, sous la conduite de M. Restout,
avec un abrégé de leur vie, par une société de lettres. 

Paris, Herissant Le Fils, 1771-1772.
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950 €

First edition.
A rare well complete copy with the 40 engraved portraits.
A very good copy.

Photo [DE LOLME, Jean Louis]. 

[DE LOLME, Jean Louis]. 

Constitution de l'Angleterre. 

Amsterdam, E. Van Harrevelt, 1771.
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160 €

First edition.
Political analysis of the English Constitution, highlighting the differences between the English political system and the continental political systems of the time. De Lolme also addresses topics such as the role of the monarchy, the electoral system and the legislative process.

Photo [GALIANI, Ferdinando] || [DIDEROT, Denis]. 

[GALIANI, Ferdinando] || [DIDEROT, Denis]. 

Dialogues sur le commerce des bleds. 

Londres, s.n., 1770.
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1200 €

First edition.
Book revised and published by Diderot from a manuscript by Ferdinando Galiani, in which the latter expresses reservations about the free trade in grain adopted by the edicts of 1763 and 1764.
Galiani is indeed opposed to the export of wheat outside France, while French regions may still experience periods of famine.
This is one of the first criticisms of nascent economic liberalism.
What will be worth to him to be strongly attacked by the spirit of time, Turgot judging that the step of Galiani is representative of the stubborn refusal, and obscurantist, of the scientific novelty.

Photo ZACCARIA, Francesco Antonio. 

ZACCARIA, Francesco Antonio. 

Istituzione antiquario-lapidaria o sia introduzione allo studio delle antiche latine iscrizioni in tre libri proposta. 

Roma, Zempel, 1770.
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100 €

First edition.
Italian book for the good understanding of ancient Latin inscriptions. It contains in particular a list of the Latin abbreviations used on the ancient engraved stones.

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