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NECKER. VASSELIN.
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93
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NECKER. VASSELIN.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
NECKER. VASSELIN.
[HISTORY AND JUSTICE. 18th century].
SET of 4 works in 10 volumes. Contemporary bindings.
- NECKER.
On the Administration of France’s Finances.
(Paris), 1784. 3 in-8 volumes, IV–CLIX–345 pp., fold-out table; III–536 pp. and (1) f., IV–468 pp. Contemporary mottled tan sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with fleurons and gilt fillets, red and green title labels and volume numbers, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (spine slightly faded, discreet small wormholes on the joints and covers, some minor scuffing). First edition of this major work on the history of the end of the Ancien Régime.
A fine copy. Minister of Finance under Louis XVI, the banker Jacques Necker is regarded as the only figure to have presented a realistic assessment of the kingdom’s finances prior to the Revolution. Necker was one of the leading advocates of neo-mercantilism, in opposition to physiocratic theories. He served as Minister of Finance on three occasions between 1777 and 1790.
- [A COLLECTION of numerous historical documents on the Revolution].
Paris, [late 18th century]. In-4, speckled cardboard binding (worn caps). A fine collection of rare pamphlets on the Revolution, including: -Proclamation by His Grace the Archbishop of Paris, ordering the Te Deum In Paris, at Cl. Simon, 1789; -General Regulations for the Paris Commune, Seguy Thiboust, 1790, on blue laid paper; -Response to objections against the continued active role of the sections of the Paris Commune. In Paris, Seguy-Thiboust, 1790; -Petition to the Members of the National Assembly by the Royal and National Arquebusiers In Paris, 1790; -Response to the memorandum presented to the National Assembly by the former postilions; -Memorandum in the form of a letter, dated 8 October 1789. By Sieur Danty
-VASSELIN.
Revolutionary Memorial of the Convention, or History of the Revolutions in France from 10 September 1792 to 26 October 1795.
4 volumes in-12. Contemporary mottled fawn sheepskin, smooth spine (signs of wear).
-CIVIL CODE of the French, with the speeches delivered by the Government’s Orators, Volumes 1 and 3. Paris: Office of the *Journal du Palais*, Year XII. 2 volumes in-8. Half-fauve speckled sheepskin.
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