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MILLON RIVIERA

210 - [ANTIQUE BOOKS] [HISTORY]
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Estimate €60 - €80
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[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [HISTORY] TERRAI (Abbé) Memoirs of Abbé Terrai, Comptroller-General, recounting his life, his administration, his intrigues and his downfall. Volume 2 contains an ‘Account of the riot that took place in Paris in 1775, followed by fourteen letters from a shareholder of the East India Company, and a letter from Abbé Terrai to Mr Turgot’. Paris. La Chancellerie, 1776. 1 small 8vo volume. Full contemporary binding (somewhat worn) in sheepskin. Smooth spine, decorated with gilt metal tools (faded). Losses to the top and bottom caps. Damage to the joints over 2 cm (front and back covers). VI, 320 pages and 1 unnumbered page, 266 pages. These memoirs are attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Louis Coquereau. One of the three editions published in the same year.
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Closing date 10/11/2026 at 8:00 PM
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