M. ***/Gudin de La Brenellerie - Essai sur l’histoire des...

Rare original edition of 1789 of the Essay on the History of the Comitia of Rome, of the Estates-General of France and of the Parliament of England, by Paul-Philippe Gudin de La Brenellerie (1738-1812). Complete set in three volumes, published in Philadelphia and located in Paris, at Maradan, bookseller, rue des Noyers, no. 33, in 1789. A historically and politically interesting work, published in the same year as the French Revolution and the summoning of the Estates-General. The author offers a comparative study of the representative institutions of ancient Rome, the French monarchy and the English Parliament. He develops reflections on political representation, public finances, power and the organization of the state. The publisher’s notice states that the convening of the Estates-General in 1789 accelerated the publication of this work, which gives it particular historical interest. Bibliographic collation: * Tome I: IV + 464 pages. * Tome II: IV + 303 pages. * Tome III: IV + 344 pages. * About 1,159 pages in total, excluding unnumbered leaves. Bindings and condition: Three volumes in old leather bindings with marbled covers, smooth backs adorned with gilt fillets and motifs, red title pieces and black volume labels. Yellow edges. Beautiful, homogeneous set presenting an antique patina, some rubbing and signs of use on the bindings. Interiors very well preserved, clear printing, some slight marks of time. A sought-after set for its subject, its original edition and its publication at the momentous events of the French Revolution. Photographs forming an integral part of the description.

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