Du Pont

Third edition statement, the first having appeared in 1789. Fine printing.

Contemporary full marbled blonde calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 3 compartmentalized fleurons. Roulette at head and foot. Black morocco title-label. Triple fillet frame on boards. Edges gilt. Head slightly worn. One corner slightly bumped. Rubbing. A lack along the lower joint at foot. Despite some defects, a high-quality binding.

A rare and sought-after edition of the French Constitution, published the same year as the first edition, printed by Pierre-Samuel du Pont de Nemours, deputy to the National Assembly, who was also a journalist, philosopher, economist, and Franco-American diplomat. He worked as a bookseller-printer from 1791 to 1800 alongside the chemist Antoine de Lavoisier, then with his son Eleuthère-Irénée, founder of the world's oldest chemical company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours.

Contemporary full calf, smooth spines divided by gilt fillets, gilt floral