[CORSE] Cahier des doléances, demandes et représentations de l'ordre du Tiers-État de l'Isle de Corse, arrêté par l'Assemblée générale de cet ordre convoquée à Bastia le 18 Mai 1789[Assembly of Grievances, Petitions, and Representations of the Third Estate of the Island of Corsica, adopted by the General Assembly of that Estate convened in Bastia on 18 May 1789]
Rare first bilingual edition of the cahier of grievances of the Third Estate of Corsica, printed in Bastia in 1789 by Étienne Batini, “Printer to the King and to the General Assembly of the Three Orders”. One quarto volume of 75 pages on laid paper. The French text, printed in roman type, faces its Italian translation in italic under the title Quaderno delle doglianze, dimande, e rappresentazioni dell’Ordine del Terzo Stato dell’Isola di Corsica. The title-page bears a vignette of the arms of Corsica, a Moor’s head surmounted by a royal crown and supported by two winged genii; an ornamental initial...
