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réf. QWA-1901A Hambourg, 1782, XIV-323 p. - 203 p., in-8 rel. pleine basane de l'époque, "ouvrage posthume composé en 1778", complet en deux tomes (le second tome avait été détruit à la requête du gouvernement français), charnières faibles sommairement recollées, coiffes manquantes, coins émoussés, intérieur frais, état d'ensemble moyen
réf. #[11107]Hambourg 1782. 2 volumes in 1. Modern half vellum. XIV323; 203 pp. First edition. - The French political thinker and statesman Mirabeau 1749-1791 went to the United Provinces where he lived by writing hack work for the booksellers; meanwhile Mirabeau had been condemned to death at Pontarlier for sedition and abduction and in May 1777 he was seized by the Dutch police sent to France and imprisoned by a lettre de cachet in the castle of Vincennes. His Lettres de cachet exhibits an accurate knowledge of French constitutional history skillfully marshaled to demonstrate that the system of lettres de cachet was not only philosophically unjust but constitutionally illegal. A plea in favor of the individual freedom defense of justice and humanity against despotism. - Small brown stain at top of first 70 pages. hardcover
réf. ABAA25-33Hambourg n.n. 1782. 2 parts in 2 volumes 8vo of : I/ xiv pp. 1 l. 366 pp. 1 l. of errata; II/ 237 pp. ll. of the first quire interchanged wet stamp of a religious library repeated on the title p. 121 and on the last page of each volume. Preserved untrimmed in its "dominoté paper" wrappers title labels on spines plexiglas box. Original wrappers. 217 x 142 mm. First edition of Mirabeau's Virulent work written during his detention in the Dungeon of Vincennes and speaking out against despotism. Graesse IV 535; Einaudi 3932; Cioranescu 45191; Conlon 82; Bûcher 573. Mirabeau 1749-1791 was the son of the economist Victor Riquetti de Mirabeau. A French politician he was one of the most prominent figures of the Revolution and the most brilliant speaker of the Constituent Assembly. He had a very difficult relationship with his father and led a life of debauchery where he accumulated many debts. To get out of these debts he was locked up in prison by letters of seal at the request of his father on several occasions. Mirabeau wrote the Lettres de cachet in the dungeon of Vincennes where he remained locked up for three and a half years at the same time as the Marquis de Sade. An eloquent work in which he vigorously denounced the abuses of arbitrary power Les Lettres de cachet is a veritable indictment beginning with a history of French criminal law; Mirabeau goes on to denounce violently the organization of the prison administration at the end of the Old Régime. "Des Lettres de cachet' is not only an eloquent protest against despotism a warm advocacy in favor of individual freedom but also a real work of scholarship filled with historical examples and which implies immense reading". Barbier. "It is by history and by reason that Mirabeau fights against arbitrary detentions" P. Negrin. "Des Lettres de cachet deserves great praise. The principles of natural law the basis of all society and all civilization are exposed and developed with as much force as clarity. Mirabeau already shows himself to be a great publicist and the writer gives a foretaste of the orator". A. de Montor. "This work new denunciation of the arbitrary power plea in favor of the individual freedom defense of justice and humanity against despotism had such a repercussion at the time that Vergennes asked Prussia to stop the publication of this licentious writing to seize it and to destroy the manuscript." H. Aureole Bibliographie sur Mirabeau. A superb copy preserved as issued untimmed in its original wrappers in "dominote paper". One of the largest copies known height: 217 mm. The second volume is considered as rare because it was destroyed by the Prussian authorities at the request of the French government. Provenance: the copy comes from the library of Mr. Bidault Gentleman of the Count of Artois future Charles X. FR Hambourg s.n. 1782. 2 tomes en 2 volumes in-8 de : I/ xiv pp. 1 f. 366 pp. 1 f. d'errata ; II/ 237 pp. ff. du premier cahier intervertis cachet humide d'une bibliothèque religieuse répété sur le titre la p. 121 et en dernière page de chaque volume. Conservé non rogné dans ses brochures d'attente de papier dominoté étiquettes avec titre aux dos boite de plexiglass. Brochures de l'époque. 217 x 142 mm. Edition originale du virulent ouvrage de Mirabeau écrit pendant sa détention au donjon de Vincennes et s'élevant contre le despotisme. Graesse IV 535 ; Einaudi 3932 ; Cioranescu 45191 ; Conlon 82 ; Bûcher 573. Mirabeau 1749-1791 est le fils de l'économiste Victor Riquetti de Mirabeau. Homme politique français il est l'un des personnages les plus marquants de la Révolution et l'orateur de plus brillant de l'assemblée constituante. Il a des relations très difficiles avec son père et mène une vie de débauche où il accumule de nombreuses dettes. Pour le soustraire à ces dernières il sera enfermé par lettres de cachet en prison sur demande de son père à plusieurs reprises. Mirabeau rédigea les Lettres de cachet dans le donjon de Vincennes où il resta enfermé pendant 3 ans et demi au même moment que le Marquis de Sade. Œuvre éloquente où il flétrit énergiquement les abus du pouvoir arbitraire Les Lettres de cachet sont un véritable réquisitoire débutant par une histoire du droit pénal français ; Mirabeau poursuit par l'organisation de l'administration pénitentiaire à la fin de l'Ancien Régime qu'il dénonce violemment. " 'Des Lettres de cachet' n'est pas seulement une éloquente protestation contre le despotisme un plaidoyer chaleureux en faveur de la liberté individuelle mais encore un véritable travail d'érudition rempli d'exemples historiques et qui suppose d'immenses lectures ". Barbier. " C'est par l'histoire et par la raison que Mirabeau combat les détentions arbitraires " P. Negrin. " Des Lettres de cachet mérite de grands éloges. Les principes du droit naturel base de toute société et de toute civilisation y sont exposés et développés avec autant de force que de netteté. Mirabeau s'y montre déjà grand publiciste et l'écrivain y fait pressentir l'orateur ". A. de Montor. " Cet ouvrage nouvelle dénonciation du pouvoir arbitraire plaidoyer en faveur de la liberté individuelle défense de la justice et de l'humanité contre le despotisme eut un tel retentissement à l'époque que Vergennes demanda à la Prusse d'arrêter la publication de cet écrit licencieux de le saisir et de détruire le manuscrit… " H. Aureole Bibliographie sur Mirabeau. Superbe exemplaire conservé tel que paru à toutes marges car non rogné dans ses brochures d'attente de papier dominoté. L'un des plus grands exemplaires connus hauteur : 217 mm. Le second volume est considéré comme rare car il aurait été détruit par les autorités prussiennes à la requête du gouvernement français. Provenance : l'exemplaire provient de la bibliothèque de Mr. Bidault Gentilhomme du Comte d'Artois futur Charles X. hardcover
réf. 1345317263.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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réf. ria9781020105951_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Découvrez un ouvrage passionnant sur le système carcéral du XVIIIe siècle à travers le regard de l'écrivain et homme politique Honoré-Gabriel Riquetti de Mirabeau. Dans ce livre il analyse en détail les lettres de cachet un moyen de hardcover
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1782réf. 65195A Hambourg Hamburg: S. n. 1782. Fine. S. n. A Hambourg Hamburg 1782 12 x 20 cm In-8 relié First edition. The second part is regarded as rare since Prussia ordered the manuscript to be seized and the copies burned although in fact the second part is found in many sets. Contemporary full mottled brown calf binding. Spine with raised bands richly gilt. Red morocco lettering-piece. Lower headcap partly torn. Abrasion to the lower cover with loss along the joint. Two corners rubbed. A brown stain in the upper margin of p. 49 about 2 cm. Loss in the margin at the corner of p. 144 not affecting the text. Marbled endpaper with a cut along the outer margin. Some gatherings browned. A good copy. The work written during and after Mirabeaus arrest and imprisonment at Vincennes is both a plea and an indictment against arbitrary justice and power. « J'entreprends de parler des emprisonnements arbitraires et des prisons d'état. » The volume contains numerous historical commentaries and substantial documentation on arbitrary authority and judicial practice. In the second part Mirabeau deals more specifically with prison life and incarceration. He also reflects on the English constitution and argues that our own history condemns the use of lettres de cachet just as it makes kings the sole representatives of the people. A rich source of material on prisons and imprisonment. S. n. hardcover
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1782réf. 150315Hambourg: s.n. 1782. Due volumi di cm. 20 pp. xiv 2 36 2; 237. Solida legatura coeva in piena pele dorsi a nervi con titoli e ricchi fregi in oro. Tagli rossi. Bell'esemplare genuno e ben conservato. Ex libris nobiliare. Edizione originale ineressante e non comune. Cfr. Einaudi 3932 e Cioranescu 45191 . s.n. unknown
1782réf. C92098A Hambourg: Privately Published 1782. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp 366. Bound in full contemporary leather lettered gilt at the spine. Text in French. Volume one only. Some splitting at spine hinges otherwise near very good with clean text. Privately Published, hardcover
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1782réf. 28912AB1782. 2 Teile in 1 Bd. Hamburg o. Vlg. 1782. 8°. XIV 2 366 1 S.; 237 S. 1 Bl. Halblederbd. d. Zt. mit Rückenvergoldung u. goldgepr. Rückentitel bestossen. Graesse 535. - Holzmann/Bohatta 53. - Das anonym erschienene Werk Mirabeaus entstand während der durch seinen Vater veranlassten Inhaftierung und ist wie "Essai sur le despotisme 1775" gegen die despotisch ausgeübte Staatsgewalt mit ihrer Unterdrückung gerichtet. In seinen staatsphilosophischen Werken plädiert er für Freiheit und Volksbildung als Grundvoraussetzung jeder sozialen Harmonie. - Vorsätze leicht stockfleckig. Durchgehnd gebräunt. Gelenke am Kopf des Einbandes über 4 cm geplatzt. Rücken mit mehreren kl. Wurmlöchern. unknown
1784réf. 1Publisher unknown 1784. Mirabeau's classic and important work against injustice and the exercise of arbitrary and absolute power. Widely read at the time it added fuel to the fire of the coming French Revolution. This 1784 edition includes the second part of this famous work dealing with life in prison which was to be destroyed by the Prussian authorities at the request of the French government and may be considered rare. This edition also includes L'Éspion Dévalisé by Baudouin de Guémadeuc attributed to Mirabeau. 630 pages. 20 cm x 12.5 cm x 4 cm. Contemporary French calf binding; no foxing on the great majority of pages. Unknown hardcover
1789réf. 23033Aix Gibelin & Emeric David 1789 In-4 de 304 pp., broché ,couverture muette traces de mouillure ancienne dans la marge extérieure des 20 premiers feuillets
réf. 8913Sans lieu ni date (fin XVIIIème début XIXème). Paginé 161-195, couverture factice.
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réf. ria9783752441628_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reproduktion des Originals: Der gelüftete Vorhang oder Lauras Erziehung von Riquetti Mirabeau Honoré-Gabriel hardcover
1924réf. 3460560München, Müller, 1924. 227 S. OKart. (Name auf Vorsatz).
1787réf. 002322sl Paris 1787. Volume in 8o di 147 pagine. SENZA RILEGATURA. Prima edizione; First Edition. Einaudi 3931. unknown
