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BANQUET patriotique departemental offert à M. Grenier. Clermont-Ferrand, Impr. A. Veysset, (about 1832). Leaflet of 2 pp. 4to. - Margins frayed, small tear. Grenier, avocat général, was fired because of his liberal opinions. The leaflet contains toasts by Grenier and by the organizers of the banquet, among whom Trélat of the 'Société des Amis du Peuple.' EUR 75
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(GIN, P.L.C.) Les vrais principes du gouvernement françois, démontrés par la raison et par les faits. Par un François. Nouvelle édition, revue, corrigée & augmentée. A Genève, et se trouve à Paris, Chez tous les Libraires qui vendent les Nouveautés, 1780. With engraved frontispiece. (4), xxiv, 427, (1) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine richly gilt in compartments with red label and gilt lettering, a beautiful copy. INED 2037 (1782 edition); not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Mattioli; Mornet, Les origines intellectuelles de la Révolution, pp. 217-8. Rare second edition, as the first not to be found in any of the reference works. 'Il y défend les lois fondamentales de la monarchie pure, réfute la théorie de la liberté politique ou de constitution de Montesquieu, celle de l'équilibre des pouvoirs et refuse de donner des limites à la puissance du monarque' (Mornet). The present work, which is primarily a defence of monarchic government against the theories of Montesquieu and Mably, is notable for a variety of observations on economic issues. Gin identifies the products of agriculture and manufacture as the basic forms of wealth, and condemns import on the grounds that they lead to a diminution in the population. 'Sociologie politique. De la monarchie, en général, et du gouvernement français en particulier. Plusieurs passages consacrés à des questions économiques. Réflexions sur les impôts et sur les richesses en général' (INED). EUR 1100
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(GIN, P.L.C.) Les vrais principes du gouvernement françois, démontrés par la raison et par les faits. Par un François. A Genève, 1777. - (Preceded by:) (BONCERF, P.F.) Inconvénients des Droits féodaux. Nouvelle édition, à laquelle on a joint que Montesquieu a écrit sur les Fiefs, dans les Livres XXX & XXXI de l'Esprit des Loix. A Paris, 1776. Two works bound in one volume. (4), vii, (1), 316, (4) pp.; (2), 155, (1) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, gilt lettering, red edges (rearcover lightly shaved, upper joint with a short split, two corners bumped). First work: INED 2037 (later edition); not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; Mornet, Les origines intellectuelles de la Révolution, pp. 217-8. Rare first edition. 'Il y défend les lois fondamentales de la monarchie pure, réfute la théorie de la liberté politique ou de constitution de Montesquieu, celle de l'équilibre des pouvoirs et refuse de donner des limites à la puissance du monarque' (Mornet). The present work, which is primarily a defence of monarchic government against the theories of Montesquieu and Mably, is notable for a variety of observations on economic issues. Gin identifies the products of agriculture and manufacture as the basic forms of wealth, and condemns import on the grounds that they lead to a diminution in the population. 'Sociologie politique. De la monarchie, en général, et du gouvernement français en particulier. Plusieurs passages consacrés à des questions économiques. Réflexions sur les impôts et sur les richesses en général' (INED).Second work: Kress 7193; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; this edition not in INED; Camus 1566; Peinot, Livres Condamnés, i, p. 43 (with wrong date).Third edition, published in the same year as the first edition.Pierre-François Boncerf, French writer on agrarian subjects. While a clerk in the ministry of finance under Turgot he published a pamphlet, Les inconvénients des droits féodaux. According to Palgrave the work was published with the consent of Turgot. In it he attacked the contemporary system of feudal dues as ruinous to those who pay them, of little advantage to its benificiaries and contrary to the principles of freedom. The solemn condemnation of the pamphlet by the parlement of Paris, which the king vetoed, and the ensuing controversy in the press, in which Voltaire took a prominent part, established Boncerf's reputation and resulted in the translation of the work into many European languages. The pages 70-end contain the relevant texts by Montesquieu. The work was first published anonymously, a second edition was published with the pseudonym M. Francaleu. EUR 1750
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(GIN, P.L.C.) Les vrais principes du gouvernement françois, démontrés par la raison et par les faits. Par un François. A Genève, 1777. (4), vii, (1), 316, (4) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine richly gilt in compartments, label with gilt lettering, marbled edges. INED 2037 (later edition); not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Mattioli; Mornet, Les origines intellectuelles de la Révolution, pp. 217-8. Rare first edition. - Some annotations concerning author and book on verso front free blank. A very nice copy with good margins. 'Il y défend les lois fondamentales de la monarchie pure, réfute la théorie de la liberté politique ou de constitution de Montesquieu, celle de l'équilibre des pouvoirs et refuse de donner des limites à la puissance du monarque' (Mornet). The present work, which is primarily a defence of monarchic government against the theories of Montesquieu and Mably, is notable for a variety of observations on economic issues. Gin identifies the products of agriculture and manufacture as the basic forms of wealth, and condemns import on the grounds that they lead to a diminution in the population. 'Sociologie politique. De la monarchie, en général, et du gouvernement français en particulier. Plusieurs passages consacrés à des questions économiques. Réflexions sur les impôts et sur les richesses en général' (INED). EUR 1500
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(GIN, P.L.C.) Les vrais principes du gouvernement françois, démontrés par la raison et par les faits. Par un François. Nouvelle édition, revue, corrigée & augmentée. A Genève, et se trouve à Paris, Chez tous les Libraires qui vendent les Nouveautés, 1780. With engraved frontispiece. (4), xxiv, 427, (1) pp. 8vo. Contemporary polished calf, spine richly gilt with raised bands and red label with gilt lettering, gilt triple fillet on sides, all edges gilt. INED 2037 (1782 edition); not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; Mornet, Les origines intellectuelles de la Révolution, pp. 217-8. Rare second edition, as the first not to be found in any of the reference works. 'Il y défend les lois fondamentales de la monarchie pure, réfute la théorie de la liberté politique ou de constitution de Montesquieu, celle de l'équilibre des pouvoirs et refuse de donner des limites à la puissance du monarque' (Mornet). The present work, which is primarily a defence of monarchic government against the theories of Montesquieu and Mably, is notable for a variety of observations on economic issues. Gin identifies the products of agriculture and manufacture as the basic forms of wealth, and condemns import on the grounds that they lead to a diminuation in the population. 'Sociologie politique. De la monarchie, en général, et du gouvernement français en particulier. Plusieurs passages consacrés à des questions économiques. Réflexions sur les impôts et sur les richesses en général' (INED). - A splendid large paper copy and printed on 'papier de Hollande.' EUR 1250
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(MONTALIVET, M.C. BACHASSON DE.) Lettre d'un jeune pair de France aux Français de son age. Paris, Le Normant Fils, imprimeur du Roi, 1827. 16 pp. 8vo. Folded sheets, uncut. Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel, vol. 11, p. 486. First edition. As a young liberal politician the author was noted for his publication concerning the freedom of the press, directed against Peyronnet and also this brochure raised much interest.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 250
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COURIER, P.L. Oeuvres complètes de P.L. Courier. Bruxelles, A la librairie Parisienne, 1828. With portrait as frontispiece. 4 volumes. 426, (2, table + blank) pp.; (3)-378 pp.; 438, (2, table + blank) pp.; 505, (1) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, raised bands with title labels with gilt lettering, spines somewhat rubbed and shaved, covers of 4th volume also somewhat rubbed and shaved. Not in Vicaire (listing another edition, 1828-1830); not in Escoffier. First edition? 'Styliste impeccable, admirateur des Provinciales, disciple de Voltaire, "Paul-Louis, vigneron" a renouvelé la tradition française du pamphlet politique en des formules incisives: "les gendarmes se sont multipliés en France, bien plus encore que les violons, quoique moins nécessaires pour la danse." Il a eu de nombreux imitateurs qui n'égalèrent point' (Roger Pierrot in En Français dans le Texte.)'Paul-Louis Courier (1773-1825), anticlerical polemicist, skeptic, classical scholar, journalistic gadfly, and pamphleteer. (.....) Courier actively collaborated with the opposition during the Restoration and achieved a powerful reputation as pamphleteer and editorial contributor to various journals of the Left. (.....) Not extreme in politics, Courier merely hoped for a better constitutional monarchy and focused his unique polemics on the aggressive clericalism in the ranks of the ultras. (.....) Although known as a skeptic, Courier's humor and satirical style made him less the philosopher that the term implies and more of a latter-day Voltaire, or, on occasion a Holbach. (.....) Courier's courage as a writer in a time of repression, as well as his works on Greek literature, have established his place in nineteenth-century French intellectual life.' (Daniel Rader in: Historical Dictionary of France from the 1815 Restoration to the Second Empire, vol. i, pp. 271-272). Although not a fanatic, Courier was murdered in 1825, his body was found in the woods of Larçay. Two trials were held but they did not shed any light on this murder. - Volume 2 lacks the half-title. With the gilt stamped arms of the Society of Writers to the Signet on both front and back covers of all four volumes. EUR 750
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SULEAU, (F.L.) Le réveil. Suivi du Prospectus de Journal politique que le public lui demande. Paris 1791. - (Bound with:) SULEAU, (F.L.) Journal. Introduction, & nos 1-12, & avant-propos(bound between nrs 5 and 6). - (Bound with:) SULEAU, (F.L.) Journal. Deuxième abonnement. No 1 (all published). - (Bound with:) NOUVELLE conspiration de M. Suleau. Paris, 1790-1791. 16 parts bound in 1 volume. 8vo. Modern half morocco, spine with raised bands andgilt lettering, marbled boards, top edge gilt. Tourneux, ii, 10661-10662; not in Martin & Walter. Original editions, all published. 'De tous les ennemis des institutions nouvelles, de tous ceux qui, dans le journalisme et dans les pamphlets ont mis la verve voltairienne au service de la contre-révolution, Suleau fut peut-être le plus spirituel et le plus original, à coup sûr l'un des plus courageux' (Larousse). Includes interesting information concerning the court at Koblenz and the plans of the 'émigrés'.Of the second work, number 12, the pages 65-96 have been bound between the pages 13-20 of the third work; the third and fourth work are present in xerox, somewhat misbound. EUR 500
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TURGOT, (A.R.J.) Le conciliateur, ou Lettres d'un ecclésiastique à un magistrat, sur les affaires présentes. Troisième édition. A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Du Pont, député de Nemours, 1791. 56 pp. 8vo. Modern half morocco. Not in Martin & Walter; W. Walker Stephens,The life and writings of Turgot, pp. 18-19. Third edition, first published in 1754 with a second edition in 1788. - Very rare. The title is derived from a proposal made to effect the reconcilement of both Jesuits and Jansenists to the action of the State, by its sacrificing to them their common enemy, the Protestants. The attempt to deprive the small body of Protestants of the limited rights they enjoyed, and the unprincipled character of the policy suggested, raised Turgot's indignation. It is said that king read the work and was favourably impressed by it. At all events, the project of persecuting the Protestants was abandoned.In the preface, written by Dupont de Nemours, Dupont explains the reason for this reprint of this rare work: the National Assembly was about to discuss 'les moyens de faire cesser les maux que des querelles religieuses ont produits'. EUR 750
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TURGOT, (A.R.J.) Le conciliateur, ou Lettres d'un ecclésiastique à un magistrat, sur les affaires présentes. Troisième édition. A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Du Pont, député de Nemours à l'Assemblée Nationale constituante, hôtel de Bretonvilliers, Isle Saint-Louis, 1791. 56 pp. 8vo. Modern half morocco. Not in Martin & Walter; W. Walker Stephens, The life and writings of Turgot, pp. 18-19. Third edition, first published in 1754, second edition 1788. The title is derived from a proposal made to effect the reconcilement of both Jesuits and Jansenists to the action of the State, by its sacrificing to them their common enemy, the Protestants. The attempt to deprive the small body of Protestants of the limited rights they enjoyed, and the unprincipled character of the policy suggested, raised Turgot's indignation. It is said that king read the work and was favourably impressed by it. At all events, the project of persecuting the Protestants was abandoned.In the preface, written by Dupont de Nemours, Dupont explains the reason for this reprint of this rare work: the National Assembly was about to discuss 'les moyens de faire cesser les maux que des querelles religieuses ont produits'. - Very rare. EUR 750
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