Projet de taille tarifée

Second edition partly in first edition, rare. The original was published in Paris in 1723, the author being unsatisfied with his work proposed this second edition revised and expanded with a second part, Suplémant au projet de taille tarifée, in which he responds to the objections of his detractors.

Contemporary full speckled brown sheep binding. Spine with five raised bands richly decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, blonde morocco title label. Gilt rolls on the leading edges and headcaps. All edges speckled red. Head slightly worn, first band very slightly visible at the joint, a small amount of bookworm damage affecting the last compartment as well as the tail joint of the lower board.

Important work in which the author exposes the innovative idea of a fiscal system intended both to stem begging and enrich the State and individuals. The theories developed by Castel in this text form a first approach to the solutions that would be implemented by the physiocrats under Turgot's ministry.
The spelling of the volume is very surprising: it reflects the revolutionary conceptions of the abbé who wished to reform French spelling phonetically.