French Revolution and Napoleonic era: revolutionary writings, Empire generals' memoirs and grognards' souvenirs, testimonies, Constitutional Monarchy, First Republic, National Convention, Directory, Consulate

First edition.
Half sienna cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing mainly affecting the edges.

First edition.
Bindings in half Empire green sheepskin, smooth backs discolored and lightened adorned with quadruple golden threads, traces of rubbing on the backs, marbled paper plates with scuffs, yellow slices, some dull corners, bindings of the time.
Ex-donos with the feather of a previous proportion of the book on the guards of the volumes, some small frighteners without gravity and some snags on the cuts.
Illustrated book of a portrait of Maximilian Lamarque frontispiece of the first volume.
Our copy is enriched by an exceptional autograph letter signed by a page of Maximilian Lamarque, at the head of his staff, written at his headquarters in Nantes on August 15, 1830 and in which he takes surprisingly the defense of officers who violated the orders of the colonel of the 10th Light Infantry Regiment to whom this letter is addressed and who went as far as to desert: "... some of the officers who left you on the road to Ancenis, fear to be badly received by you, for the reason that you may judge, that they have failed in discipline.I warn you that I approve in all their conduct, that I would have done like them if I have been in your regiment, that I will do all that will depend on me, to make them have rewards, and that you will be in my eyes responsible for all that can happen to them of unpleasant in the body that you order.
There are circumstances in which the love of the country and of liberty, where the fear of making war on one's country, makes it possible to break all ties and to trample under foot all the ordinances. Those in which we found ourselves have in my eyes this number.
On the sidelines of this letter, an observer expresses his astonishment about this antimilitarist letter of a hero of the Revolution and the Empire.

First edition.
Contemporary half green shagreen Empire binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt dots and gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled top edge, original wrappers preserved.
Some minor foxing of no consequence, gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on the half-title page.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Light foxing affecting mainly the first and last leaves.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
Some foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, gift inscription in ink from a previous owner, two pale dampstains affecting the first and last leaves.

Third edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
Foxing, pen gift inscription from a previous owner.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards.
Foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, pen gift inscription from a previous owner, copy slightly warped.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Baron Dominique Larrey.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna-colored cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Light foxing mainly affecting the edges, gift inscription in ink by a previous owner on the half-title page.
Rare.

First edition.
Bradel binding in red half-cloth, smooth faded spine decorated with gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at tail, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Light foxing, gift inscription in pen from a previous owner on the half-title page.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets at tail, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Gift inscription in pen by a previous owner on the half-title page, minor foxing without significance.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece and a folding map at the end of the volume.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at tail, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Gift inscription in pen by a previous owner on the half-title page, scattered foxing.
Work decorated with a portrait of Marshal Dode de La Brunerie as frontispiece.

First edition.
Bindings in half Empire green shagreen, spines with four raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments, green paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Autograph inscription signed on the first volume as a gift.
Ex-donos in pen from a previous owner of the work on the half-title pages, some light foxing.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Pierre de Pelleport as frontispiece to the first volume, 14 special maps, 2 facsimiles, 1 folding plan.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at tail, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on the half-title page of the volume, foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume.
Rare work illustrated with 8 watercolored plates of military costume, 4 black portraits and 1 folding map at end of volume.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna percaline cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on the half-title page, scattered foxing.
Rare.

Second edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna percaline cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on the half-title page, foxing affecting mainly the first and last leaves.

First edition for each volume.
Half dark sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpavers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page of the first volume.
Rare gathering of these texts.
Pen corrections and annotations and red pencil reading marks, probably by the hand of J. Dubreuilh on certain leaves.

First edition.
Binding in the bradel in half percaline Siena, smooth back decorated with a golden floret, double gilded nets in tail, title piece of black shagreen, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of orange paper, Contemporary binding .
Illustrated book of inset figures.
Signed autograph from a soldier to an officer by way of present.
Rare and nice copy.

First edition published anonymously.

Half sienna cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.

Foxing, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.

First edition.
Bradel bindings in half sienna cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets at foot, navy blue shagreen title labels, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Some foxing, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title pages of the volumes.
Work illustrated with 3 frontispiece portraits.
Rare work complete in 3 volumes.

First edition.
Bradel bindings in half sienna cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons at foot, marbled paper boards.
Some minor foxing, gift inscriptions from a previous owner on the half-title pages of the volumes.
Work illustrated with a map (which has a small lack at border without affecting its integrity) at the end of the second volume.

New edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Some foxing, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.

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First edition.
Contemporary Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
Some foxing mainly on the edges and also at beginning and end of volume, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.
Our copy complete with the 3 portraits outside text in heliogravure: Nicolas Louis Planat de la Faye as frontispiece painted by H. Winterhalter, Madame F. E. Planat de la Faye painted by L. Knaus, portrait of N. L. Planat de la Faye drawn from life on July 24, 1815, aboard the Bellerophon.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillets at foot, navy blue shagreen title labels, marbled paper boards.
Foxing, gift inscriptions from a previous owner on the half-title pages of the volumes.
Work lacking the portrait of Lazare Carnot.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half periwinkle blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, red shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Light foxing, gift inscription in ink by a previous owner on the half-title page.

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First edition.
Bradel binding in red half cloth, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Scattered foxing, gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on the half-title page.

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First edition.
Bradel bindings.
Occasional foxing, ex-donos.
Rare.
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Second edition.
Bradel binding in half red cloth, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, navy blue title label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, one upper corner slightly bumped.
Some foxing, gift inscription in pen from a previous owner on the half-title page.

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First edition.
Bradel bindings in half sienna cloth, smooth spines decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
Some foxing, gift inscriptions in pen from a previous owner on the half-title pages of the volumes.
Rare.
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First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some foxing, gift inscription in ink by a previous owner on an endpaper.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half navy blue sheep, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some foxing affecting mainly the first and last leaves, gift inscription in ink by a previous owner on an endpaper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne.
Rare.

First edition.
Half burgundy sheep binding, smooth spine faded and lightened decorated with double gilt fillets with minor scratches of no consequence, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, three tears to the leading edges, contemporary binding.
Some foxing, gift inscription in ink by a previous owner on an endpaper.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna percaline, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at tail, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, wrappers preserved, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, gift inscription in pen from a previous owner on an endpaper.
Work illustrated with 33 illustrations.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half Sienna earth cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at tail, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Scattered foxing, gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on an endpaper, edges lightly dusty.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of General Sérurier as well as a folding facsimile, 3 folding maps and another hors-texte portrait of General Sérurier.
Rare.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, bronze shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, gift inscription in ink from a previous owner of the work.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece statue of Marshal Bosquet.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Some foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, small black stains of no consequence to margins of boards.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne.
Rare.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt botanical motif, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Scattered foxing, gift inscription in ink by a former owner on endpaper.
Work illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and a facsimile of a manuscript letter.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, blue shagreen title-label with small lack, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Scattered foxing, pen gift inscription from a former owner on an endpaper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and a facsimile of a manuscript letter.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-labels with marginal scratches, marbled paper boards, small discoloration stains in margin of first board of first volume, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Foxing mainly at beginning and end of volumes, pen gift inscriptions from a previous owner on endpapers.

Second edition published the same year as the first edition.
Bradel bindings in half Sienna earth cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillets at tails, marbled paper boards.
Scattered foxing, gift inscriptions in ink from a previous owner of the work on the endpapers.

Edition of the year of the original adorned with illustrations by Théophile Schuler engraved by Pannemaker.
Half aubergine sheep binding, smooth spine with quadruple gilt fillets, some traces of rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Some foxing, otherwise handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with original compositions by Julien Le Blant and original etchings by Louis Muller, one of 38 numbered copies on China paper.
Half red morocco binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Creuzevault.
Our copy is incomplete of the quadruple suite of etchings as stipulated in the justification.
Handsomely bound copy.

First edition illustrated with 2 drawings as frontispiece.
Front cover detaching, slight marginal lacks to covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition, rare.
Contemporary half marbled sheepskin binding with small parchment corners. Smooth spine decorated with rolled tooling. Red morocco title and volume labels with decoration. Some rubbing. Lower corner of volume 3 trimmed. Good copy.
Comparative history of the Estates-General, published on the occasion of their convocation in 1789. The first 2 volumes contain a history of the Estates-General in France from the origins, preceded by a brief comparison with ancient Rome. The third volume is devoted to the English parliament. The work is notable for its numerous and interesting economic considerations, and forms a remarkable political reflection at the start of the French Revolution.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper of this offprint from the Bulletin de la Société archéologique de Touraine.
Small tears and a tiny lack at head of first cover.

first edition.
An autograph signed by Pierre Lucius to Henri Béraud.
Small scattered foxing, some scratches on the back and heads of boards.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies announced.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally discolored and faded as usual, small tears at foot of spine at the level of deckled edges, some foxing at foot of certain leaves.
A full-margined copy.

First edition.
Index in-fine
Spine faded.

First edition.
Contemporary half black calf binding with small corners. Smooth spine decorated with fillets. Red morocco title label. Binding rubbed overall. A grey stain in outer margin on the first 3 leaves, the rest relatively fresh.
It was in 1808 that France would see its first cadastral decree for the entire territory, an idea that dated back to Colbert, but which had never been realized. This publication is the first systematic classification of all articles of law since the first general decree of 1808. It extends to all features of the territory, houses, castles, copses, meadows, woods..., and forms an eloquent testimony to the administration under the Empire.

NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours.

First edition, one of 5 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies after 1 on Japan paper.
Half marbled havana sheep binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with richly decorated gilt compartments as well as gilt allegories, red morocco title label, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Capelle.
Some foxing affecting mainly the margins of certain leaves.
Rare.

First edition.
A nice copy.

First edition of these two works.

Full marbled calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. One lack at head, same at foot. Upper joint open at head and foot. 3 corners slightly bumped. Lacking the lower margin of pages 97 to 128.

New edition of the French translation, the latter by Xavier Marmier and preceded by a notice of the translator.
Contemporary binding in half black shagreen, back smoothes decorated with blind fillets and golden, golden tail frieze, friction marks on the back and a hooked tail, flat black cardboard, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, small rips on the cuts, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph signed Xavier Marmier the Princess Murat: "To the Duchess of Elchingen, tribute translator".
Copy virtually free of freckles.

First edition on ordinary paper, bearing statement of second edition.
Full havana morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with black compartments enhanced with black arabesques, black roulettes on headcaps, quadruple fillets framing and black fleuron cornerpieces on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, black dentelle framing on pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, elegant unsigned contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 8 engravings outside text.
Fine copy perfectly established.

The rare first edition, decorated with an aquatint frontispiece signed J. B. Huet and dated 1790. The work itself is undated; the date we have given comes from the frontispiece.
Bound in red half-cloth from the late 19th century. Gilt title. Rubbing to headcaps, corners and edges.
Satirical and humorous song composed of 8-verse stanzas drawing for the first part from Greco-Latin mythology and subsequently from the French Revolution, with stanzas about the French Guards, the high Clergy, the fugitives, Versailles... Each verse concluding with a humorous note involving the famous breeches.

The rare first edition, probably printed in Paris, anonymously, by Mirabeau according to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Half morocco binding in faded red with long grain from the late 19th century signed L. Lemardeley, with a tool at head and tail, gilt title, rubbing, the binding bears the title: Stephan Bordese - Blanc et bleu, which indicates that the work has been rebound.
Handsome copy.
Avis charitable aux moines so that they enrich the state and population by ceasing their gluttony at the expense of the people. The author promises the different monastic orders a monument to their glory if they comply with his prayers. Anticlerical libel, violently attacking the monks.
Armorial bookplate: Rose.

First edition.
Half burgundy Russia morocco binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with a cartouche, arabesques and gilt fillets, gilt date at foot, very light traces of rubbing without significance to joints, gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted on pastedown, elegant romantic pastiche binding signed by Pagnant.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece representing Maximilien de Robespierre.
Rare and handsome copy attractively bound in a signed binding by Pagnant.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on alfa satiné paper.
Spine very slightly sunned, one small tear to head of lower cover.

First edition.
Preface by M. Moreau.
Spine and covers marginally and slightly sunned, ex-dono in biro on the first free endpaper.

First edition.
This copy is in its original wrappers and modern facsimile covers.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Softcover as issued.
Occasional small foxing.
Rare.

Belgian counterfeit edition published the same year as the first edition.
Bradel binding in full vellum-style boards with flaps, smooth spine, covers decorated with words written in pen and calligraphed in the manner of the 19th century, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown, pastiche binding signed by A.F. Thiébaut.
Some foxing, endpapers entirely sunned.

New edition published anonymously.
Bradel binding in full burgundy watered silk, smooth spine, red morocco title-label with two marginal tears, burgundy watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, burgundy top edge, binding signed by Thiébaut.
The engraved frontispiece is lacking in our copy and has been replaced by a 20th-century portrait of Madame du Barry.
Collection composed of 12 gallant and libertine novellas set in various locations across Europe.
Handsome copy.

The work was initially attributed to Jean Frédéric Bernard, better known for his research and compilation works such as L'éloge de l'Enfer, or Recueil de voyages au nord, rather than for his literature.
However, Octave Uzanne tells us, in his preface to the 1881 reprint, that Jean-Frédéric Bernard had died in 1752. According to him, this collection must therefore be attributed to François Bernard who published under his own name only an Analyse de l'histoire philosophique et politique de Raynàl in 1775, but who devoted himself to numerous translations from English and German. Although this Bernard is cited by Quérard, Uzanne tells us no more about "the life of this peaceful Dutchman who must have died, by all appearances, as the Revolution approached" because, he writes, "the lantern of erudition becomes a dark lantern when it interrogates such depths of obscurity." Uzanne is moreover quite critical of the literary qualities of the work for which he nevertheless prefaces a reprint, but recognizes as its principal quality that it offers "an overall view of the merchant bourgeoisie of the last century, an ideal of grey naturalism, without any of the spice of imagination, but, in sum, an exact account of the small scandals that occurred everywhere outside of France at that time."
These novellas nonetheless remain solidly constructed and well written, they are in the taste of those of Baculard d'Arnaud, with a certain humor and satire added.

First edition published anonymously.
Half brown shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt author's name at foot, minor rubbing to spine and corners, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
The author's name, E. Michelot, has been inscribed in ink on the title page.
Rare.

New edition.
Half red calf bindings, smooth spines slightly faded, decorated with gilt romantic arabesques and a stamp in blind, gilt fillets at head and foot of spines, black calf title labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic bindings.
Provenance: from the library of J.B. Baillière with his labels pasted on the pastedowns.
Handsome copy in charming contemporary romantic bindings.

First edition.
Spine and covers faded.
Rare softcover, as issued.

First edition, one of 8 copies numbered on salmon paper and justified by the author.
Full hazel morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, one joint with a small tear at head, small brown stains on covers, gilt roulettes on headcaps, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle border on pastedowns, gilt fillet on leading edges, top edge gilt, bookplate and library shelf label pasted on one pastedown, elegant unsigned binding.
Our copy is exceptionally expanded with 18 engraved portraits added by a previous bibliophile and representing notably Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Bonaparte, Madame Récamier, Beaumarchais, Molière, Talleyrand...
Handsome and unique copy in an elegant full morocco binding.

First edition.
Half marbled sheep with small vellum corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, two minute holes to spine, red morocco title-label, marbled paper boards with small lacks of paper, contemporary binding.
Handsome interior condition.

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 are particularly concerned with details and precision. In the preface, Mollien admits his preference for Adam Smith's school over his own (Mollien spent 5 years in England studying finance after being dismissed and imprisoned during the Terror). He notably created the Court of Auditors. The work begins with an analysis of France's financial situation under Louis XVI, up to Bonaparte's rise. The tax system was consolidated under Napoleon, notably as consequences of the Empire's multiple wars. The memoirs contain numerous letters between the minister and his sovereign. The author thus presents an unprecedented economic and financial portrait of France under the Empire.

New edition preceded by an introduction by François Barrère.
Half caramel calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with double gilt fillets, dark green morocco title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled top edge, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

First edition of the first three volumes out of four.
Work illustrated with 2 portraits and 1 facsimile as frontispieces.
Stains on the spines and boards, some light foxing affecting primarily the spines, boards and endpapers.

First edition.
Bradel bindings in red half-cloth, smooth spines decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, brown shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards.
Concerning notably Stendhal, A. de Lamartine, F.R. de Chateaubriand, E. Scribe, A. Tastu...
Some foxing.

Second edition.
Half navy calf bindings, smooth spines lightened and decorated with blind rules, blind and gilt fillets as well as gilt tools of chivalric and military inspiration, gilt friezes at foot, blue paper boards with minor harmless scuffs, marbled edges, two corners very slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Illustrated work, with frontispiece to the first volume, an engraved portrait of the author and a facsimile.
Some foxing without too much gravity.

First edition.
Contemporary binding in full blonde tree calf. Smooth spine decorated with geometric motifs, fleurons and gilt dentelles. Green morocco title-label. Blind fillet framing the boards. Gilt roulette on the edges and headcaps. A large abrasion to the front board.
Written in 1814, while Napoleon was fighting at the gates of Paris. The author, one of Napoleon's advisors for ten years, seeks in this work to draw the true portrait of the emperor, to scrutinize, behind the appearance of things, the true motivations and the true character of Napoleon Bonaparte. The author unmasks the false legends, understanding that the prodigious faculty of embracing everything has its reverse side, that of never delving deeply into anything; portrait of a man whose obsession and principal desire were to subject the world to his domination, who discoursed incessantly to seduce and captivate his entourage, and for whom men were never anything more than servants to his cause. This vitriolic portrait, thoughtful, true writer's work, does not fall into complacency and facile criticism.
Dominique de Pradt was accused by the emperor of having made him miss Europe during the Polish embassy, which was to be the last rampart before the fall of Russia. Moreover, the work has the merit of discovering ignored points of history, in its desire to determine Napoleon's system and thoughts, notably to exclude England from Europe and to confine Russia to its northern position.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue des études historiques.
Half red shagreen binding, spine slightly browned with three raised bands decorated with the gilt paraph of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin repeated three times, spine and covers bearing traces of black wax, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, contemporary unsigned binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Lucien Pinvert to Roger de Cormenin.
Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert.

Edition abundantly illustrated with original vignettes and plates by Raffet. Handsome and famous Romantic illustrated work.
Half black shagreen binding, smooth spines decorated with Romantic rocaille ornaments, frame of two gilt fillets on the aubergine paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of crosshatched dark blue paper, corners rubbed. Rubbing to headcaps, contemporary Romantic binding. Occasional light spotting on clean white paper. Of note, the presence of three childish drawings made as tracings on the verso of three plates. Each plate is protected by a pink tissue guard.
Work illustrated with 80 wood-engraved plates and a steel-engraved frontispiece as well as numerous in-text wood vignettes.

First edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfa only major papers after 320 pure wire.
Signed autograph of the author, "... the charming Claude Pasquier ..."
A small tear without missing the head of the second course, nice copy.

First Edition, one of 14 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Small bites on the guards, back slightly insolated.
Rare and nice copy.

First edition, one of 275 numbered copies on Holland paper, from the deluxe edition after 25 China and 75 Japan.
One tear at foot of spine at the deckled edges, another marginal tear on the front cover.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with blind fillets, red cardboard boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Foxing.

First edition published complete with introduction and notes by Jacques Ladreit de Lacharrière.
The work illustrated with a portrait of Madame de Chateaubriand as frontispiece.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 800 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only issue with 30 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Madame de Vintimille as frontispiece.
Occasional light worming to endpapers, handsome copy.

First collected edition with some parts in first edition.
Bradel binding in indigo half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, burgundy shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Introduction and notes by Jacques Ledreit de Lacharrière.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

Third edition.
Bradel binding in full mauve cloth decorated with vegetal motifs, smooth spine faded decorated with a gilt monogram, gilt date at foot, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Paul Vié.
The work illustrated with a portrait of Madame de Custine as frontispiece.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half almond percale, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, hazel shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Stroobants.
Work illustrated with plates.
Engraved bookplate pasted on pastedown.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
A good copy.

New edition.
Full sand-colored cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, hazel sheep title-label, original wrappers preserved, modern binding.
Worming to preserved wrappers, handsome copy.