François-Nicolas MOLLIEN
Mémoires d'un ministre du Trésor Public 1780 - 1815
H. Fournier & Cie|Paris 1845|13 x 21.50 cm|4 tomes en 4 volumes reliés
First edition; a private edition was made in a few copies for the author's family in 1837, and it took 8 years before the author decided to release it to the public. 9 folding tables (budgets for the years 1806, 1808...)
Contemporary binding in half glazed blonde calf. Spine with false raised bands decorated with cold and hot fillets, roulette at foot. Red morocco title label, and black morocco volume label. A very slight crack to the upper joint at the head of volume 4, otherwise fine copy, moreover of perfect freshness.
Essential memoirs for understanding the Empire according to Tulard. Mollien was Minister of the Treasury from the Consulate to the end of the Empire. His memoirs
Contemporary binding in half glazed blonde calf. Spine with false raised bands decorated with cold and hot fillets, roulette at foot. Red morocco title label, and black morocco volume label. A very slight crack to the upper joint at the head of volume 4, otherwise fine copy, moreover of perfect freshness.
Essential memoirs for understanding the Empire according to Tulard. Mollien was Minister of the Treasury from the Consulate to the end of the Empire. His memoirs
€1,500