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Maître Paul PASTAUD

929 - Education. [Collection on freedom of education]. Paris, 1828…
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Estimate €200 - €250
Description
Education. [Collection on freedom of education]. Paris, 1828–1845. 6 items in two 8vo volumes, in brick-red half-basane, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, speckled edges (contemporary binding). Spines uniformly sun-faded, but a good copy. The Restoration and, above all, the July Monarchy were a period of intense struggle by Catholics to regain freedom of education at all levels, which had been curtailed by the university monopoly established by Napoleon. Once freedom of primary education had been granted, efforts then turned to secondary education and the universities (Detailed list of items available on request.)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
Auction location
Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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