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(GAUDIN, J.M.) Les Inconvéniens du Célibat des Prêtres, prouvés par des recherches Historiques.
A Genève, Chez J.L. Pellet, 1781. (2), xvi, 439, (5) pp. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt incompartments, red label with gilt lettering, sprinkled edges, gilt fillet on sides. INED 1984; Darnton, The Corpus of Forbidden Literature in France, 1769-1789, 331; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Mattioli. First edition. Against celibacy, among others because it does damage to the prosperity of the people and is the cause of all trouble: either prosperity is furthered through agriculture and industry or the church owns a third of the estates and France is under-populated. 'Exposé populationniste' (INED). The author lived after his theories: he married and published in 1805 a work entitled Avis à mon fils âgé de 7 ans. - Handwritten note on title-page stating that this work was printed in Lyon at the office of Rignault. Leaf B7 with a hole in the outer margin not affecting text, leaves S5-8 with a light stain in the outer margin not affecting text. A very good copy.    
Price: EUR 450   Book number: 18357

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I would like to order the following book: Author: (GAUDIN, J.M.) Title: Les Inconvéniens du Célibat des Prêtres, prouvés par des recherches Historiques. Price: EUR 450