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NECKER (Jacques). De l'Administration des finances...

Estimate :
400 - 500 EUR

NECKER (Jacques). De l'Administration des finances de la France. sl, sn, 1784. 3 vols. large in-8 marbled calf, ornate smooth spine, green marbled title-page, gilt frieze framing the covers, gilt edges (period binding). One folding table out of text. Bookbinder's label on flyleaf "Relié sans être confu[sic] par Bisiaux rue de la bucherie n°II". First edition of this famous work, which was banned in France for daring to criticize the depraved procedures of M. de Calonne (Necker's successor at the Ministry) and for which the author was forbidden to return to France. Complete with the supplement at the end of the 2nd volume (pp. 533-536). Some rare small brown spots. A very fine copy on Hollande paper, very well bound, with all errors subsequently corrected (except: II p. 109 "qu'elle..." and III p. 323 "payemnets") (cf. K.E. Carpenter "Economic bestsellers before 1850" XXIX, 5.)

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