Considérations sur l'ordre de Cincinnatus, ou imitation d'un pamphlet anglo-américain par le Comte de Mirabeau

First edition, second issue. The first of 1784 contains only 212pp. against 403 for this one, which has been expanded with the translation of Price's work: "Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution". Turgot's letter and Price's book benefit from a half-title.

Later, modern binding. Pastiche blonde cardboard Bradel binding. Smooth spine with pink sheep title and volume labels. Spine lightly darkened. Rubbing. Uncut copy, bound directly from the original wrappers. The first 2 leaves browned. Scattered browning. Last leaf with lack to lower right corner.

The Order of Cincinnati, a modern order of chivalry, was instituted by Washington to reward the French and Americans at the end of the War of Independence. The creation of this order was initially criticized in the United States itself as contrary to the democratic principles of equality. Mirabeau's work, then residing in England, takes up these criticisms and extends them to all noble heredities. The translation of Richard Price's work, major in the history of American democratic ideas, was requested by Benjamin Franklin. A letter from Turgot, attached to the whole, asks Americans to be more scrupulous in the future regarding democratic principles.