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[ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS] HILLIARD D'AUBERTEUIL (Michel)
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200
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[ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS] HILLIARD D'AUBERTEUIL (Michel)
See original version (French)
Estimate
€80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
[ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS] HILLIARD D'AUBERTEUIL (Michel)
M. H. D.:
Reflections on the Present State of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue. A Political and Legislative Treatise, presented to the Minister of the Navy. Volume I only.
Paris. Grangé, 1776.
In-8°. Full marbled sheepskin binding. Plain spine. Covers edged with a triple gilt line. In the centre of each cover, the coat of arms crowned with the count’s crown of Andrault de Langeron (1763–1831). Binding worn. Weakness at the joint, in the lower part of the front cover. 2ff. n.c. XVI pp., 327 pp. 1 folding plate.
First of two parts of this rare work; the second was printed in 1776.
A highly critical work on colonial administration; the author was forced to flee Saint-Domingue, seek refuge in France and go into exile in America during the Revolution.
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ID: 89135447
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