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Des Lettres de cachet et des prisons d'état

Des Lettres de cachet et des prisons d'état

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Des Lettres de cachet et des prisons d'état: Ouvrage posthume, composé en 1778

by Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de

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Publisher unknown, 1784.

Mirabeau's classic and important work against injustice and the exercise of arbitrary and absolute power. Widely read at the time, it added fuel to the fire of the coming French Revolution. This 1784 edition includes the second part of this famous work, dealing with life in prison, which was to be destroyed by the Prussian authorities at the request of the French government, and may be considered rare. This edition also includes L'Éspion Dévalisé by Baudouin de Guémadeuc, (attributed to Mirabeau). 630+ pages. 20 cm x 12.5 cm x 4 cm. Contemporary French calf binding; no foxing on the great majority of pages.

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Publisher unknown, 1784.

Mirabeau's classic and important work against injustice and the exercise of arbitrary and absolute power. Widely read at the time, it added fuel to the fire of the coming French Revolution. This 1784 edition includes the second part of this famous work, dealing with life in prison, which was to be destroyed by the Prussian authorities at the request of the French government, and may be considered rare. This edition also includes L'Éspion Dévalisé by Baudouin de Guémadeuc, (attributed to Mirabeau). 630+ pages. 20 cm x 12.5 cm x 4 cm. Contemporary French calf binding; no foxing on the great majority of pages.

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Bookseller
Setton Book Collection US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1
Title
Des Lettres de cachet et des prisons d'état
Author
Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de
Format/Binding
Contemporary French calf binding, five raised bands with gilt-stamped title (on red label) and decorations in compartments
Book Condition
Used - Good: some abrasion on spine and bands, bumping on corners, fraying on bottom of spine, some cracking on top of spine.
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Unknown
Place of Publication
Hamburg
Date Published
1784
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
French Revolution, Mirabeau, L'Éspion Dévalisé
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Antiquarian Raties;
Size
20cm x 12.5cm x 4cm

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