Mayence (Allemagne)

First edition of the first two speeches, the following two are manuscript and unpublished. It is possible that they are in the hand of citizen Mulot himself, or his secretary; these are in any case original unpublished works.
Full Empire green long-grain morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with a gold chain running lengthwise. Green morocco title label. Boards decorated with a framing frieze. Despite rubbing traces, a handsome and rare copy in contemporary green morocco.
Mainz was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian offensive intended to destroy the French Revolution, but the offensive of the French army, notably at the Battle of Valmy, put an end to these pretensions. The French army marched on Mainz and made it a republic, the first democratic republic of Germany, but Prussian and Austrian forces retook the city in April 1793. Although the city was retaken, Mainz remained the chief town of the Mont-Tonnerre department, which was not returned to Prussia until 1814. The imperials left the city in 1794 and the French armies led by General Bonaparte returned the Prussian territory to France. It is not known when Mulot settled in Mainz, but he worked in his own way to transform the city and make it a French city, as these speeches honoring the French Revolution testify. Abbé Mulot was before the Revolution prior and librarian of Saint-Victor abbey, he became a deputy and had an active role in the Revolution, his role in massacres in Provence earned him dismissal as deputy but he continued his activities by joining the Society of Theophilanthropy, a sort of Christian moral association intended to weaken Catholicism in France.
A fine testimony to the French presence in Germany during the revolutionary period by an important actor.

Analysis methodica juris pontificii. Qua sub titulis decretalium antiquarum distinctis quinque libris succincte & perspicue continetur, quicquid in decretalibus, decretis, & toto iure Pontificio sparsim traditur, adiectis singulis titulis propriis axiomatibus & sententiis [.]
We have found an earlier edition from 1579 in Aberdeen (Center Civil Law). Not recorded in the BN or Brunet.
Full navy sheep binding from the mid-19th century, smooth spine with title and date at foot.
A work on canon law; the author also wrote Methodica codicis justinianei enarratio.
Rubbing to spine and discoloration (spine turned black). Foxing.

Second edition.
Publisher's orange cardboard Bradel binding, smooth spine, dark brown sheep title-label.
A slight tear at head of spine, a light and faint marginal dampstain at head of leaves, otherwise handsome copy.