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398 - [Saint-Domingue]. A Treatise on France’s Western Colonies, a…
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[Saint-Domingue]. A Treatise on France’s Western Colonies, a work submitted to the government in Year X, containing a proposal for a national institution for the restoration of agriculture in Saint-Domingue. By the Count of M***. Paris, L.-G. Michaud, 1814. In-8, 119 pp., speckled havana half-calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, red title page, marbled endpapers (modern binding). Foxing. A unique edition, rather rare. As the handwritten note attached to p. 7 of this copy seems to indicate, the text must have served as a memorandum for members of parliament concerned about the intense lobbying activity of former colonists during the Restoration. BOUND WITH: a letter written by Count Jean-Suzanne de Léaumont (1756–1831), a former colonist of the island and president of one of the associations of former residents of Saint-Domingue, dated 14 June 1821, to an unnamed general-count: “You have already demonstrated your concern for the unfortunate colonists of Saint-Domingue by drawing the Chamber’s attention to the compensation demanded in view of their misfortunes and the enormous losses they suffered as a result of the revolutions in Saint-Domingue. They hope, Count, that you will continue to support them during the debate on the naval budget (...)”.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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