Jacques NECKER Compte rendu au roi, par M. Necker,... Lot 8

Jacques NECKER Compte rendu au roi, par M. Necker, directeur général des finances. In the month of January 1781. Printed by order of his majesty. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1781. First edition, illustrated with a folding table, and 2 watercolor folding engraved maps (carte des gabelles and carte des traites). Brown ink stain on verso of last map. Published in January 1781, the last year of Necker's first ministry, the compte-rendu seeks to introduce a little transparency into the workings of the royal administration by making the nation's accounts public for the first time. In it, Necker details the workings of the royal finances, the principles of administration, and the country's financial situation. Following: Sur le compte-rendu au roi en 1781. Nouveaux éclaircissements, by M. Necker. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788. In-4, marbled half calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page in red and brown marble (period binding). A fine copy.