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ESSAI SUR LE DESPOTISME
1775réf. 1376974Londres London: n.p. 1775. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 275 2 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in 18th century quarter acid-washed calf marbled paper boards. Gilt titling and tooling to spine. Light rubbing and wear primarily to extremities lower front hinge. Text block partially unopened along the fore edge. With all 5 cancels as called for in the 'Avis au relieur.' M7 cancel loose but present. Shelved case 10. ESTC: 28190. Anonymous but by Gabriel-Honoré de Riquetti comte de Mirabeau. With final two errata leaves. The imprint is false; probably printed on the continent. Comte de Mirabeau's first published book. Mirabeau published his Essay on Despotism which denounced the arbitrariness of royal power: "le despotisme n'est pas une forme de gouvernement . s'il en était ainsi ce serait un brigandage criminel et contre lequel tous les hommes doivent se liguer." 1376974. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. [n.p.] hardcover
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