BOULAINVILLIERS (Henri, count of) - Lot 584

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BOULAINVILLIERS (Henri, count of) - Lot 584
BOULAINVILLIERS (Henri, count of) History of the former government of France. The Hague; Amsterdam, dépens la compagnie, 1727. 3 volumes in-12; small worm work in central part of volume II. Contemporary marbled fawn basane, spine ribbed and decorated, red title-pieces and tomaisons, small lacks of leather, cold roulette on edges, red edges. Memoirs presented to Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, regent of France, containing means to make this kingdom very powerful... The Hague ; Amsterdam, expenses of the company, 1754. 2 volumes in one in-12 : 3f. 156pp. 1fb. - 1f., 230pp. and 1f. Contemporary marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated, headpieces wilted, red title, a split bit, cold fillet on the boards, corners dull, red edges. Condition of use. First edition of this work where Boulainvilliers denounces the royal absolutism which he accuses of having destroyed the feudal system which ensured more freedom to the people.
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