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CONSULTATIONS EUROPEENNES (à l'occasion de l'affaire du Chevalier Desgraviers), sur la question de savoir: Si l'avénement d'un Prince à la Couronne le libère des obligations personelles qu'il a contractées avant son avénement? Paris, Imprimerie d'Everat, 1824. 74, (2 blank) pp. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, somewhat shaved, corners lightly bumped. The question is whether personal engagements entered into by Louis XVIII before he became King of France, have still to be met after he has become King. Auguste-Claude Leconte Des Graviers claimed part of the revenues of a deal made with the last of the Bourbon-Conti line, Louis XVIII, and when his claim was refused, he sued the King. His case was defended by the well known lawyer Dupin.In this volume the opinions on this matter are given by Daniels, first president of the Royal Court of Cologne; Ferdinand dal Pozzo; Cevesa jurist in Torino; Chiabrera, member of the Imperial Court in Gênes; Canda & Galvagno, both jurist; Brougham & Macintosch from England and L. Holden Kovending from Denmark.Bound up with this text: 4 other juridical texts on various matters, among which: MEMOIRE à consulter et consultation pour la ville incendiée de Salins, contre l'administration des forêts. Paris, 1826. 108 pp. - OPINION d'un jurisconsulte concernant la confiscation, la vente des biens des émigrés, et la confirmation de la vente de ces biens par l'autorité royale. Paris, 1824. xx, 90 pp. EUR 250
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CONSTITUTION FRANCAISE, présentée au Roi par l'Assemblée Nationale, le 3 septembre 1791. Dijon, Impr. P. Causse, 1791. (2), 83 pp. 8vo. Modern boards. Cf.: Martin & Walter, Anonymes, 4106. The Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France and one of the earliest in the world. Drawn up by the national Assembly between 6 July 1789 and 3 September 1791 and accepted by Louis XVI on 13 September 1791. It defined the citizenry and its rights, organized the different branches of government, and imposed general limits on certain kinds of governmental action. (.....) The Constitution of 1791 is an interpretation of the political past of France and a diagnosis of its misfortunes as well as a prescription. The constitution also preserves in many details the reflection of conditions and events during the period when it was being written. In both these ways it grew out of the political history of France. (P. Dawson in: Historical Dictionary of the French revolution, 1789-1799). - Copy without one leaf of printer's publicity preceding the titlepage. EUR 500
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PROCES de don Augustin Iturbide, ex-empereur du Mexique. Paris, H. Langlois fils et Cie., 1827. 64 pp. 8vo. Modern boards, label with gilt lettering. Augustin de Iturbide or Yturbide was emperor of Mexico from May 1822 to March 1823. He joined the army at the time the Hidalgo insurrection broke out and by his splendid courage and brilliant military talents he rapidly rose in military rank. When the opportunity arose Iturbide made a bid for power but was soon forced to resign. He retired to Leghorn in Italy but decided once more to try his luck and made another attempt to gain power and set sail to Mexico. Congress immediately issued an act of outlawry (of which Iturbide was unaware being at sea on his way to Mexico) and although he landed in disguise he was almost immediately recognized, arrested and shot, on the 19 July, 1824, in Padilla.At head of title: Causes politiques célèbres du XIXe siècle, rédigées par une société d'avocats et de publicistes. EUR 175
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PROCES des accusés du 15 mai devant la Haute-Cour de Bourges. Paris, chez les éditeurs-associés, 1849. With frontispiece showing the portraits of Hubert, Louis Blanc, Flotte and Blanqui. Nrs 1-36. 143 pp. 4to. Sewn, original covers with portrait of Raspail (spine and inner margin of cover damaged and stained). Bibliothèque Nationale, La Révolution de 1848, Exposition, (1948), nrs 866-879; not in Izambard. A supplement of 19 nrs was published as Supplément de la tribune des Peuples later in 1849.The accused were Blanqui, Flotte, Martin dit Albert, Barbès, Sobrier, Raspeil, Quentin, Degré, Larger, Borme, Thomas, Courtais, Blanc, Seigneuret, Houneau, Huber, Laviron, Chancel, Caussidière, Villain. EUR 350
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ROSAS et Montevideo devant la Cour d'Asises. (Le 14 Octobre 1851). Paris, Madame de Lacombe, 1851. 127 pp. 8vo. Modern boards, original covers preserved. Sabin 73220. Defamation trial brought before the Cour d'Assises of Paris by the Montevidean General Pacheco y Obes against the directors of the Journal des Débats and the Revue des Deux-Mondes concerning the events in Latin America. Includes 'pièces justificatives'. EUR 250
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(CALLAND, V.) Suppression des loyers par l'élévation de tous les locataires au droit de propriété. Paris, Ledoyen, 1857. 64 pp. 12mo. Modern half morocco. Project for 'Palais de familles' where the tenants become proprietor after having paid their rent during 20 years. It is signed also by Albert Lenoir, official architect of the government and by Louis de Noiron, economist.Victor Calland was a sociologist, influenced by Proudhon, Saint-Simon and Fourier, critical of the social state, and turned later to catholicism where he became an important figure in the social movement of catholicism. He did much to promote social responsibility among the catholics and stressed the importance of social work and social welfare. EUR 125
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(LEDRU-ROLLIN, A.-A.) Mémoire pour M. Houel et les époux Lepage, demandeurs, contre M. Gabriel Daguier, défendeur éventuel. (At end:) Paris, Imprimerie Panckoucke, (after 1842). (2), 34 pp. 4to. Disbound. Upon his admission to the bar in 1830, Ledru added to his surname that of his maternal great-grandmother, Rollin, in order to avoid confusion with another lawyer named Charles Ledru.The matter dealt with in this trial is: 'Un prêtre catholique romain peut-il adopter? EUR 175
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(REMOUARD, A.CH. & J.L.E. LERMINIER.) Manuel de l'électeur-juré. Aux électeurs du département du Var. (At end:) Paris, Imprimerie de Gaultier-Laguionie, (1830). 16 pp. 8vo. Sewn, disbound. Not in Walch; not in Walch-Gerits. At head of title: 'Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera.' The society 'Aide-toi, le Ciel t'aidera' was formed to aid opposition candidates for election to the Chamber of Deputies in the period 1827-1834. It was directed by a central committee in Paris and operated through a network of local committees and agents throughout the country. After the Revolution of 1830, the original directors of the society (among whom Barrot, Guizot and de Rémusat) withdrew, and leadership passed to young republicans, including Godefroy Cavaignac, Etienne Garnier-Pagès, and Louis Blanc. Under their direction the society published pamphlets, distributed letters of political intelligence and advice to members. EUR 175
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(RIGNON.) A sa grandeur M(onsei)gneur le Chancelier de France, président de la Chambre des Pairs, et à leurs Seigneuries Messieurs les Membres de cette Chambre. (Drop-head title). At end:) Paris, Imprimerie de Gaultier-Laguionie, 1829. 7, (1 blank) pp. 4to. Sewn. Claims indemnities for losses suffered during the Revolution by proprietors of forests. More specifically: this deals with the "droit de triage" which is the right to re-claim a third of wood or forest which had previously been freely given to the inhabitants of a community living on the territory of the proprietor. This right was abolished with the law of August 28, 1792. EUR 125
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FERREIRA BORGES, J. Observacoens sobre um opusculo intitulado 'Parecer de dous concelheiros da Coroa Constitucional sobre os meios de restaurar o governo representative en Portugal'. Londres, Impresso por Bingham, 1832. - (Bound with:) FERREIRA BORGES, J. Revista critica da segunda edicçao do opusculo: 'Parecer de dous concelheiros de coroa constitucional sobre os meios de se resaurar o governo representativo en Portugal'. Londres, Impr. por R. Greenlaw, 1832. - (Bound with:) FERREIRA BORGES, J. Representaçao de conselheiro d'estado honorario. Lisboa 1836. - (Bound with:) FERREIRA BORGES, J. Memoria en refutaçao do relatorio e decretos do ministro das justicas o rev. Antonio Manoel Lopez Vieira de Castro, na parte relativa a administraçao commercial pelo author de codigo. Lisboa 1837. - (Bound with:) FERREIRA BORGES, J. Exame critico do valor politico das expressoes soberania do pove, e soberania das cortes: e outro sim das bases da organisaçao do poder legislativo no systeme representtativo, e da sançao do rei. Lisboa, Typografia transmontana, 1837. - (Bound with:) FERREIRA BORGES, J. Defeza da legislaçao conteuda nos artigos 115 e 116 do docigo do processo commercial portuguez, ou demonstraçao do que é hoje o recurso de revista segundo as cathegorias do Poder judicial marcadas na carta constitucional da monarchia portugueza. (Lisboa, na impressao de Galhardo e Irmaos, 1836). - (Bound with:) FERREIRA BORGES, J. Das fontes, especialidade, e excellencia da administraçao commercial segundo o codigo commercial portuguez. Porto, Typographia commercial Portuense, 1835. 7 works bound in 1 volume. 22 pp.; (2), 19, (2) pp.;8 pp.; viii, 46, (1) pp.; 27 pp.; (2) 14 pp.; xix, (1), 23, (1), 123 (appendices) pp. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt in compartments, red label with gil lettering, small damage to head of spine, lightly rubbed. Da Silva, Diccionario bibliographico Portuguez, 3246-3247 and 3255-3259. First editions. José Ferreira Borges (1786-1838), Portuges economist and jurist. He studied law at the University of Coimbra and was a practising attorney at Oporto from 1802 until 1820. He was forced to emigrate in 1823 because of his activities in the constitutionalist movement. He lived in London until 1827 and again from 1828 to 1833. He was the author of the Codigo commercial portuguez of 1833, known as the 'Commercial Code of Ferreira Borges' and which served as the commercial law of the country for almost fifty-six years. As civil servant he served at many posts: Membro da Junta provisional do Governo Supremo do Reino (proclamed August 24, 1820); Advogado na Cidade do Porto; Deputado as Cortes Constituintes en 1821. EUR 700
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GRELLET-DUMAZEAU, TH. Traité de la Diffamation, de l'injure et de l'outrage. Riom, E. Leboyer, Paris, Joubert, 1847. Two volumes. (4), vi, 428 pp.; (4), 432 pp. 8vo. Contemporary half red calf, marbled boards, green labels with gilt lettering, some very minor rubbing. First edition. Widely acclaimed work from the moment of its publication and dealing with slander and insult in relation to both private persons as well as public servants.The author was 'président de la Cour de Riom', and founded in 1827 the Album de la Creuse, a political journal of liberal tendency.- Verso half-title of volume 1 contains the errata for both volumes. EUR 400
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KRUG, W.T. System der practischen Philosophie. Wien, Franz Härter'schen Buchhandlung, 1818 (volumes i & ii), Königsberg, A.W. Unzer, 1819 (volume iii). 3 volumes in 2. viii, 483, (1) pp.; viii, 312 pp.; xii, 314 pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards (volumes i & ii) and contemporary half calf, marbled boards, extra (volume iii). Adickes 2526; Ziegenfuss, i, pp. 691-692. First edition. 1: Rechtslehre. 2: Tugendlehre. 3: Religionslehre. Added: volume 2 in the Köningsberg edition, 1818. The importance of Krug as a philosopher is not so much his philosophy but his great ability to raise interest in the subject and to encourage liberal thought in matters of state and church. - Bookplate of J.H. Anderhub in first volume, the other volumes with a small stamp on the title page: Bibl. Coll. Colocensis S.l. EUR 225
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LYON - REPRESENTANS DU PEUPLE, LES, envoyés dans la Commune-Affranchie, pour y assurer le bonheur du peuple avec le triomphe de la République, dans tour les départemens environnans,et près l'armée des Alpes. (Drop-head title). A Commune-Affranchie, De l'Imprimerie républicaine, (1793). 1 leaf, verso blank. Folio. Folded and mounted in a 4to modern half morocco binding, gilt lettering on spine. Not in Martin & Walter; not in Charléty. Rare poster. - Fine copy with full margins. Arret of 29 December 1793, signed by Fouché de Nantes, Albitte and Laporte, dealing with the supervision of the right of requisition and the destination of the confiscated objects.At head of title: 'Au nom du peuple français.' EUR 350
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MARCHANGY, (L.A.F. DE.) Plaidoyer de M. Marchangy dans la cause entre le sieur Malte-Brun, auteur de la Géographie de toutes les Parties du Monde, et du Précis de la Géographie universelle, et le sieur Dentu, éditeur de la Géographie moderne de Pinkerton, traduite par M. Walckenaer, et publiée en 1804. Questions de plagiat et de contrefaçon, et plainte en calomnie. A Paris, (at end:) Imprimerie de Poulet, 1811. 64 pp. 8vo. Sewn, contemporary blind covers, uncut. First edition. Louis-Antoine-François de Marchangy, lawyer and writer. He rose to fame as both a literary figure and a prominent prosecutor for the Restoration government. His most famous case was his prosecution of the four sergeants of La Rochelle who were executed in 1822 for their part in a Carbonari plot to overthrow the government. His summary for the prosecution lasted five hours and was published as a 196-page book. In numerous other cases, he supported the repressive conservative government against the liberal opposition. EUR 225
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MEXICO - MANUSCRIPT reproduction of about 1866, with several contemporary manuscript corrections, containing the conclusion of the Tribunal de Commerce de Paris concerning the indemnities to be paid to Chéron, contractor of public works, and to be paid by Paulon due to the transfer of the project already started to a British company by the name of Smith & Knight. (1866). 26 pp. Small folio. Sewn. Interesting contemporary document concerning the first investments for the construction of a railway from Vera-Cruz to Mexico, and for which Chéron claims reimbursement of 1.031,794 francs with specifications of various investments: salaries paid, instruments bought, direction and assistants in Mexico, costs of travel, etc. EUR 500
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SALVANDY, N.A. DE. Explication de la nouvelle loi sur les colléges électoraux et les jurys, adressée à tous les électeurs de France. (Drop-head title). (Paris), (at end:) Le Normant Fils, imprimeur du Roi, (ab. 1827) 16 pp. 8vo. Sewn, disbound. At head of title: 'Les amis de la liberté de la presse.'The Société des Amis de la Liberté de la Presse appeared briefly during the electoral campaign of 1827 when François-René Chateaubriand rallied Ultra and moderate royalists opposed to the Villèle government to protest censorship of the press and to elect deputies to the Chamber who would abolish censorship laws. Chateaubriand had become a dangerous opponent of the Villéle government in June 1824 when the celebrated writer had been unceremoniously dismissed from his post as minister of foreign affairs. The ordinances of 24 June 1827, which reimposed censorship on the periodical press, provided Chateaubriand with an opportunity for political revenge that he eagerly seized. Chateaubriand's society, probably never more than an informal grouping, formed early in June and included royalists, doctrinaires, and some members of the Center Left opposition that a common opposition, often personal, to the Villèle government, outrage at the reimposition of censorship, and admiration of Chateaubriand temporarily united in 1827. Meetings of the society brought together such figures as Prosper de Barante, the duc de Choiseul, the comte de Montalivet and the baron Hyde de Neuville, journalists like Alexis de Jussieu and Louis-François Bertin de Vaux and ambitious young intellectuals as de Salvandy and Villemain. Along with the more famous and influential society 'Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera', the 'Amis' had an impact on the electoral campaign of 1827. Indirect testimony to the government's fear of the society's effectiveness lies in the policies adopted by the postal service. Because it could not be relied upon to deliver political pamphlets to provincial cities and towns, trusted friends of the society had to carry many works personally. (See: Historical Dictionary of France from the 1815 Restoration to the Second Empire). EUR 175
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VULCANIZATION OF RUBBER - COLLECTION of 4 pieces concerning the conflict between Goodyear and Aubert & Girard concerning the monopoly on the invention of vulcanization of rubber, which became of such an importance for the industry of bicycles, motorcars and airplanes. Paris 1855-56. 3 printed brochures and one number of the Feuille Officielle d'Annonces Légales. Contains: 1. PLAIDOIRIE de Me Marie (recueillie par la sténographie) pour MM. Aubert & Girard, contre M. Goodyear. Paris, Imprimerie centrale de Napoléon Chaix et Cie., 1855. 4to. 96 pp. Sewn, original printed covers. - 2. REPONSE aux consultations et adhésions produites par M. Goodyear. (Drop-head title). Signed at end: 7 avril 1855. Marie, ancien bâtonnier. (At end:) (Paris), Imprimerie centrale de Napoléon Chaix et Cie. 4to. 24 pp. Sewn. - 3. DROIT, LE. Journal des Tribunaux, de la Jurisprudence, des Débats judiciaires et de la Législation. Number of 4 april 1855, containing an extensive report on the Goodyear-Aubert & Girard case. Large folio, folded. - 4. BREVETS DE GOODYEAR. Vulcanisation du caoutchouc. Mémoire à consulter, Consultations, Plaidoirie de Me Et. Blanc, Jugement. Paris, Imprimerie Bénard et Compagnie, 1855. 94 pp. 8vo. Sewn, original printed covers. On April 24, 1855 the 'Tribunal correctionnel de la Seine' fully acknowledged the rights of Goodyear, in spite of the rather anti-American vein of the French opponents, with which they apparently tried to influence the judge. EUR 300
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