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CONAN BELLEVILLE Hôtel d’Ainay

93 - PRE-REVOLUTION. 1787–1789. Collection of documents.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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PRE-REVOLUTION. 1787–1789. Collection of documents. 4to, fawn calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, red edges (contemporary binding). A very interesting collection on the pre-Revolutionary period in Burgundy and Bresse. It contains the following documents: The King’s Address to the Assembly of Notables, held at Versailles on 22 February 1787. No place, no date; The King’s Address, delivered to the Assembly of Notables on Monday 23 April 1787. Dijon: Causse, 1787; Remonstrances of the Parliament of Paris. Adopted on 24 July 1787. No place, no date; Decree of the Parliament of Dijon, sitting during its recess, on Monday 10 September 1787. No place, no date; Motions by a lawyer from Bresse to his province. Mâcon, 1788; [MANUSCRIPT]. Decree of the King’s Council of State concerning the convening of the Estates General of the kingdom. 5 July 1788; Petition from the Third Estate of the town of Bourg. Bourg-en-Bresse, Goyffon, 1788; Petition presented to the King by the Ordinary Council of the Third Estate of Bresse and Dombes. At Bourg-en-Bresse, Goyffon, 1788. And 16 other documents. Bindings restored.
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About the sale A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 1: Old Books, 19th and 20th Centuries – Regionalism – Printed by La CORRERIE
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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 2:30 PM
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