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1719réf. 1417467Paris; Limoges; Toulouse; Bordeaux;: Various 1719-1779. Other. Quarto-sized folded pamphlets ranging from three to six pages in length. In Good plus condition. Paper pamphlets with black text all housed in a new archival mylar sleeve. Pamphlets show expected light-to-moderate age toning with variable foxing. Many show contemporary ink inscriptions in the top margin of the front page which typically contain a date and a brief description of the contents of the pamphlet i.e. "21. juillet 1764. / Ecoles publiques de theologie dans montpellier.". Some pamphlets show creases from having been folded into halves or quarters with some of the affected items splitting along the creases. Some items show marginal chips creases and tears along edges. Some items with marginal tidemarks. One item "2 Juin 1767" bears a longer inscription in the bottom margin of the last page which consists of a short message alerting the recipients about their new obligations and the fines to be incurred if they are not followed. Shelved in Room F Box 1. A collection of 25 Ancien Régime royal and judiciary statements and orders spanning a period of 60 years These orders cover topics ranging from taxation to medical practice to a ban on the opening of new schools of theology. 1417467. Special Collections - Upstairs. Various unknown
1719réf. 1417467Paris; Limoges; Toulouse; Bordeaux;: Various 1719-1779. Other. Quarto-sized folded pamphlets ranging from three to six pages in length. In Good plus condition. Paper pamphlets with black text all housed in a new archival mylar sleeve. Pamphlets show expected light-to-moderate age toning with variable foxing. Many show contemporary ink inscriptions in the top margin of the front page which typically contain a date and a brief description of the contents of the pamphlet i.e. "21. juillet 1764. / Ecoles publiques de theologie dans montpellier.". Some pamphlets show creases from having been folded into halves or quarters with some of the affected items splitting along the creases. Some items show marginal chips creases and tears along edges. Some items with marginal tidemarks. One item "2 Juin 1767" bears a longer inscription in the bottom margin of the last page which consists of a short message alerting the recipients about their new obligations and the fines to be incurred if they are not followed. Shelved in Room F Box 1. A collection of 25 Ancien Régime royal and judiciary statements and orders spanning a period of 60 years These orders cover topics ranging from taxation to medical practice to a ban on the opening of new schools of theology. 1417467. Special Collections - Upstairs. Various unknown books
1790réf. 75421Auch: Chez J. G. Duprat 1790. Fine. Chez J. G. Duprat Auch 1790 15.50 x 20.50 cm relié First editions of these 287 edicts royal proclamations letters patent from January 1790 to November 1790. Contemporary cream paper binding. Title in red and black on cover: Constitution française tome 2. One lack to spine. Set trimmed short. Chez J. G. Duprat unknown
1775réf. 89133Jean-Henri Decker | Colmar 1775-1782 | 20 x 24.3 cm | En feuilles
1783réf. 5637[Paris], Imprimerie de Levrault, Imprimeur du Commandement. [1783]. 1783 1 feuillet double in-4° ( 256 x 207 mm.) avec texte en français et en allemand. Bandeau gravé en haut du titre aux armes du roi signé Critner.
1787réf. 1417681Limoges; Bordeaux; Paris; Rouen: L. Barbou; Freres Labottiere; Marchands de Nouveautes; Pierre Seyer 1787-1789. Other. Ten items in Fair or better condition. These items evidence the dire financial situation of the monarchy at the end of the Ancien Regime covering judiciary and economic reform and the resulting public outrage. The reforms and policies showcased in these documents ultimately failed to avert the financial crisis France was facing which eventually led to the assembly of the Estates General of 1789 where the Third Estate representing commoners would break away to form the National Assembly. Shelved in Box 1 in room F. CONTENTS: 5 pamphlets issued by King Louis XVI including a speech an ordinance two edicts and a declaration. Between 6 and 44 pages bound together by thread. In Very Good minus condition. Paper note with with ink handwriting summarizing the contents of the bundle is affixed to the front. Items are moderately age toned with very sparse foxing and faint soiling/tidemarks. Items are housed in an archival mylar sleeve and include: --Discours du Roi Prononce a l'Assemblée de Notables; Du Lundi 23 Avril 1787. Quarto 6 pages. In this speech Louis XVI discusses his plan for the "reestablishment of the order of his finances." --Ordonnance du Roi; sur l'Administration de la Justice. Quarto 41 3 pages. 1788. Details Louis the XVI's plan for streamlining the judiciary complete with diagrams outlining the structure of the new court system in the rear of the pamphlet. Small open tear in p. 29. --Édit du Roi Portant Rétablissement de la Cour Plénière. Quarto 13 3 pages. 1788. With this edict Louis XVI announces the reestablished Plenary Court stripping the traditional parlements of their political and registration powers over royal edicts. -- Édit du Roi Portant Suppression des Tribunaux d'Exception. Quarto 7 pages. 1788. This edict further centralized power with the crown by limiting the judicial power of specialized tribunals. --Déclaration du Roi Relative á l'Ordonnance Criminelle. Quarto 11 pages. 1788. This edict targets the century-old 1670 Criminal Ordinance reforming pre-trial procedures and further imposing royal authority over the judiciary to consolidate power with the monarchy. Procès-Verbal des Séances de l'Assemblée Provinciale de la Généralité de Rouen Tenue aux Cordeliers de cette Ville aux mois de Novembre & Décembre 1787. Quarto 416 pages 5 folding charts. In Fair condition. This book details the proceedings of the November - December 1787 session of the Provincial Assembly in Rouen. Numerous subjects are covered including cotton and textiles earthenware leather tanning begging lead mines and others public works and roads finance taxes and various levies etc. The president of the assembly was the cardinal La Rochefoucauld but the meetings were dominated by Thouret who would later become president of the Assemblée Nationale. Early 19th century boards with front board nearly detached. Yellowed tape over spine. Moderate shelving wear to board and along board edges/at corners. Cracking and loss of material to spine. Text block shows moderate wear and age-toning to edges; several pages throughout with closed tears. Binding is weak with several signatures somewhat loose. Black ink institutional stamp on title page. Interior is very lightly toned. Book is protected in brown paper wraps. Statuts et Réglemens des Maitres en fait d'Armes de la Ville de Bourdeaux. In Very Good condition. Small folio 2 21 pages. Published by Freres Labottiere in Bordeaux in 1789. In marbled paper wraps. Moderately toning/wear and faint soiling to wraps. Moderate wear along text block edges. Some stains on the title page. Interior is lightly age toned. This booklet of regulations on the Bordeaux fencing masters' guild accompanied by the Letters Patent from the King Louis XVI confirming them evidences the eve of the guild system which would soon be abolished after the revolution. Idées d'un Citoyen Presque Sexagénaire sur l'État Actuel du Royaume de France Comparées à Celles de sa Jeunesse bound with Idées d'un Citoyen Numero VII. Analyse des États de Recettes et Dépenses Communiqués Aux Notables. In Very Good condition. Octavo and Quarto 32 pages and 7 pages respectively. These political pamphlets published anonymously by Nicolas Baudeau during the 1787 Assembly of Notables critique royal finances taxation reform and monarchical governance evidencing the growing public frustration leading up to the revolution. Items are moderately age toned and worn with some marginal wrinkling and creasing along the edges and at the corners. Extrait de l'Avertissement Placé à la Tête de la Collection des Mémoires Présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables. In Very Good minus condition. Octavo 4 pages. Moderately age toned and faintly creased with some marginal curling wrinkling and chipping along the fore edge. An extract from the introduction to the tax/economic reform package presented to the Assembly of Notables in 1787. Lettre du Roi Pour la Convocation des États-Généraux a Versailles Le 27 Avril 1789 et Règlement y Annexé. In Very Good minus condition. Octavo 8 pages incomplete. The Lettre du Roi which comprises the first four pages of the document was issued by Louis XVI to assemble the Estates General of 1789. This is followed by the first four pages of Reglement Fait par le Roi which details the rules and procedure for organizing the Estates General. Item is moderately age toned and wrinkled with small folds and tears along the fore edge and faint tidemarks. . 1417681. Special Collections - Upstairs. L. Barbou; Freres Labottiere; Marchands de Nouveautes; Pierre Seyer unknown
1787réf. 1417681Limoges; Bordeaux; Paris; Rouen: L. Barbou; Freres Labottiere; Marchands de Nouveautes; Pierre Seyer 1787-1789. Other. Ten items in Fair or better condition. These items evidence the dire financial situation of the monarchy at the end of the Ancien Regime covering judiciary and economic reform and the resulting public outrage. The reforms and policies showcased in these documents ultimately failed to avert the financial crisis France was facing which eventually led to the assembly of the Estates General of 1789 where the Third Estate representing commoners would break away to form the National Assembly. Shelved in Box 1 in room F. CONTENTS: 5 pamphlets issued by King Louis XVI including a speech an ordinance two edicts and a declaration. Between 6 and 44 pages bound together by thread. In Very Good minus condition. Paper note with with ink handwriting summarizing the contents of the bundle is affixed to the front. Items are moderately age toned with very sparse foxing and faint soiling/tidemarks. Items are housed in an archival mylar sleeve and include: --Discours du Roi Prononce a l'Assemblée de Notables; Du Lundi 23 Avril 1787. Quarto 6 pages. In this speech Louis XVI discusses his plan for the "reestablishment of the order of his finances." --Ordonnance du Roi; sur l'Administration de la Justice. Quarto 41 3 pages. 1788. Details Louis the XVI's plan for streamlining the judiciary complete with diagrams outlining the structure of the new court system in the rear of the pamphlet. Small open tear in p. 29. --Édit du Roi Portant Rétablissement de la Cour Plénière. Quarto 13 3 pages. 1788. With this edict Louis XVI announces the reestablished Plenary Court stripping the traditional parlements of their political and registration powers over royal edicts. -- Édit du Roi Portant Suppression des Tribunaux d'Exception. Quarto 7 pages. 1788. This edict further centralized power with the crown by limiting the judicial power of specialized tribunals. --Déclaration du Roi Relative á l'Ordonnance Criminelle. Quarto 11 pages. 1788. This edict targets the century-old 1670 Criminal Ordinance reforming pre-trial procedures and further imposing royal authority over the judiciary to consolidate power with the monarchy. Procès-Verbal des Séances de l'Assemblée Provinciale de la Généralité de Rouen Tenue aux Cordeliers de cette Ville aux mois de Novembre & Décembre 1787. Quarto 416 pages 5 folding charts. In Fair condition. This book details the proceedings of the November - December 1787 session of the Provincial Assembly in Rouen. Numerous subjects are covered including cotton and textiles earthenware leather tanning begging lead mines and others public works and roads finance taxes and various levies etc. The president of the assembly was the cardinal La Rochefoucauld but the meetings were dominated by Thouret who would later become president of the Assemblée Nationale. Early 19th century boards with front board nearly detached. Yellowed tape over spine. Moderate shelving wear to board and along board edges/at corners. Cracking and loss of material to spine. Text block shows moderate wear and age-toning to edges; several pages throughout with closed tears. Binding is weak with several signatures somewhat loose. Black ink institutional stamp on title page. Interior is very lightly toned. Book is protected in brown paper wraps. Statuts et Réglemens des Maitres en fait d'Armes de la Ville de Bourdeaux. In Very Good condition. Small folio 2 21 pages. Published by Freres Labottiere in Bordeaux in 1789. In marbled paper wraps. Moderately toning/wear and faint soiling to wraps. Moderate wear along text block edges. Some stains on the title page. Interior is lightly age toned. This booklet of regulations on the Bordeaux fencing masters' guild accompanied by the Letters Patent from the King Louis XVI confirming them evidences the eve of the guild system which would soon be abolished after the revolution. Idées d'un Citoyen Presque Sexagénaire sur l'État Actuel du Royaume de France Comparées à Celles de sa Jeunesse bound with Idées d'un Citoyen Numero VII. Analyse des États de Recettes et Dépenses Communiqués Aux Notables. In Very Good condition. Octavo and Quarto 32 pages and 7 pages respectively. These political pamphlets published anonymously by Nicolas Baudeau during the 1787 Assembly of Notables critique royal finances taxation reform and monarchical governance evidencing the growing public frustration leading up to the revolution. Items are moderately age toned and worn with some marginal wrinkling and creasing along the edges and at the corners. Extrait de l'Avertissement Placé à la Tête de la Collection des Mémoires Présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables. In Very Good minus condition. Octavo 4 pages. Moderately age toned and faintly creased with some marginal curling wrinkling and chipping along the fore edge. An extract from the introduction to the tax/economic reform package presented to the Assembly of Notables in 1787. Lettre du Roi Pour la Convocation des États-Généraux a Versailles Le 27 Avril 1789 et Règlement y Annexé. In Very Good minus condition. Octavo 8 pages incomplete. The Lettre du Roi which comprises the first four pages of the document was issued by Louis XVI to assemble the Estates General of 1789. This is followed by the first four pages of Reglement Fait par le Roi which details the rules and procedure for organizing the Estates General. Item is moderately age toned and wrinkled with small folds and tears along the fore edge and faint tidemarks. . 1417681. Special Collections - Upstairs. L. Barbou; Freres Labottiere; Marchands de Nouveautes; Pierre Seyer unknown books
1775réf. 89133Colmar: Jean-Henri Decker 1775. Fine. Jean-Henri Decker Colmar 1775-1782 20 x 24.3 cm En feuilles Remarkable collection of 19 letters patent transcribing into French law what had originally been the outcome of diplomatic conventions; the sovereignties concerned are as follows arranged in chronological order of the letters patent: I. Imperial City of Reutlingen January 1775 6 pp. II. Principality of Nassau-Weilburg 26 April 1776 23 pp. III. Electorate of Saxony 1 September 1776 10 pp. IV. Republic of Ragusa October 1776 7 pp. V. Principality of Nassau-Usingen 10 June 1777 8 pp. VI. Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg 15 August 1778 11 pp. VII. Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 15 August 1778 12 pp. VIII. Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 August 1778 12 pp. IX. Prince-Abbacy of Fulda 29 August 1778 7 pp. X. Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen 22 November 1778 16 pp. XI. Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg 27 January 1779 12 pp. XII. Kingdom of Portugal 7 February 1779 10 pp. XIII. Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen 12 March 1779 7 pp. XIV. Teutonic Order 1 April 1779 11 pp. XV. Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg 6 July 1779 6 pp. XVI. Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt 31 January 1780 10 pp. XVII. Prince-Bishopric of Münster 23 December 1780 8 pp. XVIII. Electoral Palatinate 6 November 1781 5 pp. XIX. County of Leyen November 1782 6 pp. Disbound collection. The droit d'aubaine of feudal origin stipulated that the lord inherited the estate of a foreigner or ""aubain"" when the latter died within his jurisdiction. This right was reclaimed under the Ancien Régime by European sovereigns notably in France. By the late eighteenth century however the prevailing tendency among the states of Western Europe was toward mutual renunciation of this right. Jean-Henri Decker unknown
réf. 41666Manuscript in ink on parchment 320 x 250 mm; a royal ordinance approving a property exchange between an aristocrat and an educational institution; dated at Versailles January 1787 the document bears the signature of Louis XVI King of France and Navarre in the lower margin: 'Louis' with the phrase 'par le Roi' immediately below; some old stains in the lower margin minor handling wear at edges but overall a well preserved document. 'Louis par la grace de Dieu Roi de France et de Navarre: à tous présens et avenir salut: Nos chers et bien amés Le Sr. Marquis. de St. Chamans Mestre de Camp en Second du Regiment de la Fère Seigneur de Villenauxe et les administrateurs du Collège de Louis Le Grand nous ont fait exposer que par un projet d'acte fait entre eux le quinze mars mil sept cent quatre vingt six ledit. Sr. Marquis. de St. Chamans est souvenu céder audit. Collège six arpents quatre pieds de terre sur le finage de Villenauxe en échange d'une maison et ses dépendances avec un jardin et une petite pièce de terre le tout appartenant audit. Collège et situé près le Chateau de Villenauxe. Que cet échange fait sans aucun soulte d'argent est très avantageux audit. Collège . . ' A royal ordinance signed by Louis XVI who would be executed by guillotine on 23 January 1793 ratifying an agreement that had been made previously between the Marquis de Saint-Chamans Antoine-Marie-Hippolyte de Saint-Chamans 1730-1793 lord of Villenauxe and the Collège de Louis Le Grand for a mutual exchange of property that will not require a financial payment from either party. This exchange will be to the College's advantage as it will receive more than six acres of the Marquis's land in return for a small dwelling and garden situated nearby his chateau. Provenance: The Balcombe family of ""The Briars"" St. Helena and later ""The Briars"" Mornington Victoria Australia; à Beckett family Melbourne by descent. There is a certain irony in the Balcombes acquiring and preserving such a document since the family associated closely with Napoleon when he was in exile on St. Helena. Indeed the Balcombes were Napoleon's hosts during his first months on the island and the deposed emperor was particularly enamoured of the beautiful young teenager Betsy Balcombe whom he called ""The Rosebud of St. Helena"". unknown
1878réf. 89839No Location: Sans nom d'éditeur 1878. Fine. Sans nom d'éditeur No Location s. d. 1878 20 x 26 cm Relié First edition.Only one copy listed in the CCF BnF.Bradel binding in full marbled paper boards smooth spine green shagreen title label with a small loss modern binding.Very rare report of the administration of the ""Argenterie Menus-Plaisirs et affaires de la chambre"" which under the Ancien Régime formed part of the King's Household in charge of the ""Kings pleasures""that is the organization of court ceremonies and entertainments.Compiled from 393 records and 21000 invoices.By drastically reducing the expenses of his household Louis XVI retained only a single Maître des Menus-Plaisirs endowed with a budget infinitely smaller than that of his predecessors. Sans nom d'éditeur hardcover
1808réf. 164452Imprimerie Impériale A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Impériale, 1808. Tome I seul, Un volume très fort In-folio, relié cartonnage d'attente de l'époque, LVI + 704 pages et 32 planches dépliantes. Le corps de l'ouvrage est en très bon état, les pages, à grandes marges ne sont ni tachées ni affectéees de rousseurs, imprimées sur beau papier. Les planches dépliantes sont également en bon état, présentant juste quelques petites pointes de rousseurs dans les marges sans gravité. La reliure (cartonnage d'attente) est en mauvais état. Rappelons que d'Entrecateaux avait été envoyé, en 1781) par Louis XVI à la recherche de La Pérouse
1775réf. (LCPCRELI-0006)("Les Princes agissent comme Ministres de Dieu, & ses Lieutenans sur la Terre; c'est par eux qu'il exerce son Empire... Il paraît de tout cela, que la Personne des Rois est sacrée, & qu'attenter sur eux, c'est un sacrilège...") PETITY Jean-Raymond DE (abbé). (Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, 1724 - Paris, 1780) "SAGESSE DE LOUIS XVI, MANIFESTEE DE JOUR EN JOUR, ENSEIGNEE A SES PEUPLES, FONDEE SUR LES PREMIERS PRINCIPES DE TOUTE VERITE". 1775, Paris, Gueffier. 2 volumes in-8° (198x130 mm) (dimensions pages 193x121 mm) I: LXXX (faux-titre, titre, explication de l'allégorie, préface, explication), 502 pp.; II: (2) ff. (faux-titre et titre), XCVI, 461, (1) pp. 1 frontispice gravé d'après un dessin de l'auteur et 4 figures allégoriques (Sagesse, Sagesse Humaine, Sagesse Mondaine et Fausse Sagesse) par Gravelot. (a-e8, A-Y8, Z4, Aa-Ii8; a-f8, A-Z8, Aa-Ee8, Ff6) Séduisantes reliures en maroquin rouge mosaïqué et décoré de l'époque. Encadrements avec triple roulette dorée sur les plats et fleurons dorés; petites pièces de maroquin vert aux angles internes des encadrements. Dos lisses divisés en compartiments avec fleurons dorés et faux nerfs en maroquin vert avec décorations dorées; pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin vert et citron. Filet doré sur les coupes. Tranches dorées. Gardes de papier décoré. Edition Originale, rare, de ce texte philosophique et moral sur la Sagesse et qui célèbre aussi l'avènement du jeune Louis XVI (1754-1793). Superbe exemplaire en maroquin mosaîqué du temps. Monté au trône en 1774, à dix-neuf ans, et sacré dans la Cathédrale de Reims le 11 juin 1775, presque cinquante-trois ans après le Sacre de son grand-père Louis XV, le nouveau Roi représente toute l'attente et l'espoir de renouvellement et de changement, après un règne marqué par de nombreux scandales. L'auteur, prédicateur de la pieuse Reine Marie Leczinska, a inventé le frontispice, dessiné par Moitte fils et gravé par Moitte père, dans lequel le Roi est représenté de profil sous l'Oeil de Dieu, accompagné par la Sagesse. Provenance: Etiquette de papier avec ex libris manuscrit du temps gratté (Mlle ...?) au verso des premiers plats. (Cohen, 793; Cioranescu, 49699) (LCPCRELI-0006) (2.300,00 €)
1808A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Impériale, 1808. Tome I seul, Un volume très fort In-folio, relié cartonnage d'attente de l'époque, LVI + 704 pages et 32 planches dépliantes. Le corps de l'ouvrage est en très bon état, les pages, à grandes marges ne sont ni tachées ni affectéees de rousseurs, imprimées sur beau papier. Les planches dépliantes sont également en bon état, présentant juste quelques petites pointes de rousseurs dans les marges sans gravité. La reliure (cartonnage d'attente) est en mauvais état. Rappelons que d'Entrecateaux avait été envoyé, en 1781) par Louis XVI à la recherche de La Pérouse
Recueil de 14 pièces reliées en un volume in-8 (193 x 123 mm), cartonnage de papier marbré de réemploi à la Bradel (reliure signée Goy et Vilaine). La source principale pour l'histoire de la "fuite de Varennes", les 20 et 21 juin 1791. Cet exemplaire contient le recueil complet des procès-verbaux et annexes publiés par l'Assemblée nationale durant l'épisode même. Ils rendent compte en détail des événements et des réactions des autorités politiques, militaires et administratives, jour par jour, sinon heure par heure. Louis XVI, Marie Antoine et la famille royale quittèrent clandestinement les Tuileries dans la nuit du 20 juin 1791 pour tenter de rejoindre la place forte royaliste de Montmédy, à partir de laquelle le roi espérait lancer une contre-révolution. Mais l'opération tourna court et la berline royale fut interceptée en chemin, dès le lendemain, à Varennes-en-Argonne, L'épisode marque un tournant décisif dans le cours de la Révolution française, en précipitant l’abolition de la monarchie et l'établissement d'un régime républicain en France. Éminemment romanesque, il a inspiré nombre de romans et de films. Quelques auréoles, quelques rousseurs et petites taches éparses, 4 feuillets brunis. Très bon exemplaire, très bien relié.
1792réf. 827451792. Bath: W. Gye 1792. 23-1/4" x 19-1/4. Bath: W. Gye 1792. 23-1/4" x 19-1/4". An Unrecorded English Broadside Reporting the Execution of Louis XVI Broadside. Execution. Louis XVI 1754-1793 King of France. Trial Defence Sentence and Massacre of the King of France Containing an Authentic Narrative of Every Interesting and Important Circumstance As Communicated by a Member of the Late National Assembly to a Member of the British Parliament. Bath: Printed and Sold by W. Gye Stationer Market-Place; To be Had of All the Booksellers; And of Champante & Co. Stationers London 1793. 23-1/4" x 19-1/4" 59 x 49 cm broadside on laid paper with indistinct watermark text in four columns below headline 5-1/2" x 6" woodcut execution scene at head of middle columns text surrounded by thin-thick ruled border. Moderate toning and edgewear some inkspots and light foxing horizontal and vertical fold lines a few with minor tears calligraphic doodle in young contemporary hand to bottom margin similar calligraphic doodles cursive exercises faint dampstains inkspots and large inkstain all without bleed-through to verso. $3500. A warning to opponents of the British monarchy this broadside sympathetic to Louis XVI appeared as news of his execution began to arrive in England. Its contents are adapted from a contemporary pamphlet titled in part: The Trial at Large of Louis XVI . Communicated in a Series of Letters by a Member of the Late National Assembly To a Member of the British Parliament London 1793. The final column of the broadside is the text of the king's will. It is rare and appears to be unrecorded. No copies listed on OCLC or Library Hub. unknown
1792réf. 827451792. Bath: W. Gye 1792. 23-1/4" x 19-1/4. Bath: W. Gye 1792. 23-1/4" x 19-1/4". An Unrecorded English Broadside Reporting the Execution of Louis XVI Broadside. Execution. Louis XVI 1754-1793 King of France. Trial Defence Sentence and Massacre of the King of France Containing an Authentic Narrative of Every Interesting and Important Circumstance As Communicated by a Member of the Late National Assembly to a Member of the British Parliament. Bath: Printed and Sold by W. Gye Stationer Market-Place; To be Had of All the Booksellers; And of Champante & Co. Stationers London 1793. 23-1/4" x 19-1/4" 59 x 49 cm broadside on laid paper with indistinct watermark text in four columns below headline 5-1/2" x 6" woodcut execution scene at head of middle columns text surrounded by thin-thick ruled border. Moderate toning and edgewear some inkspots and light foxing horizontal and vertical fold lines a few with minor tears calligraphic doodle in young contemporary hand to bottom margin similar calligraphic doodles cursive exercises faint dampstains inkspots and large inkstain all without bleed-through to verso. $3500. A warning to opponents of the British monarchy this broadside sympathetic to Louis XVI appeared as news of his execution began to arrive in England. Its contents are adapted from a contemporary pamphlet titled in part: The Trial at Large of Louis XVI . Communicated in a Series of Letters by a Member of the Late National Assembly To a Member of the British Parliament London 1793. The final column of the broadside is the text of the king's will. It is rare and appears to be unrecorded. No copies listed on OCLC or Library Hub. unknown books
1776réf. 90973Versailles 1776. Fine. From the Private Correspondence of Louis XVI Versailles 31 janvier 1776 18.3 x 24.4 cm Bifeuillet Letter written by a secretary and signed by Louis XVI addressed to Cardinal Ludovico Calini in ink over eleven lines. The signature of Charles Gravier Comte de Vergennes appearing at the foot of the bifolium accompanies that of the King for these New Year wishes. The recipient's name is inscribed on the verso: ""Mon Cousin le Cardinal Calino"". A few waterstains a small hole at ""qu'il vous ait"". ""My Cousin I have seen with pleasure from your letter of October 1st the token of the sincerity of the wishes you express for me at the beginning of this year. Your good intentions are as well known to me as you must be certain of my desire to give you proof of my esteem and affection. Whereupon I pray God that He may have you My Cousin in His holy and worthy keeping. Written at Versailles the 31st of January 1776."" our own translation. Louis XVI was twenty-two years old when he wrote this letter having reigned for barely two years. The recipient Cardinal Ludovico Calini had been appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College in 1774 at the King's accession and was by then holding one of his last ecclesiastical offices. An intimate exchange between Louis XVI and Cardinal Ludovico Calini in which the King returns ""the sincerity of the wishes"" extended to him for the New Year of 1776. unknown
1778réf. 3485A Lyon: De l'Imprimerie du Roi 1778. Scarce Lyon edition. With a woodcut vignette of the royal French arms on the title-page set against an allegorical background. Sewn. Contemporary inked numbers on the title-page. Trace of folding. Light creasing and tanning throughout; closed tears along the spine. Occasional spotting with light brown stains on the final leaf. Overall in very good condition. Scarce Lyon edition. With a woodcut vignette of the royal French arms on the title-page set against an allegorical background. Sewn. 12 p. The first treaty ever signed by the United States - France's formal recognition of American independence. Rare Lyon edition of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce concluded on 6 February 1778 between the Kingdom of France and the United States of America - the first official treaty entered into by the U.S. as a sovereign nation. Signed by American commissioners Benjamin Franklin Arthur Lee and Silas Deane the treaty recognized the United States as an independent entity in the eyes of a major European power a pivotal development in securing legitimacy abroad during the Revolutionary War. The treaty established mutual most-favored-nation trade relations protection for commercial shipping and reciprocal restrictions on fishing - notably the United States' agreement not to fish on the Newfoundland banks. It was signed concurrently with a secret treaty of military alliance though only the commercial treaty was published immediately in France. This Lyon imprint issued by the royal press and featuring the French arms on the title-page reflects the official dissemination of the agreement beyond Paris. The treaty was ratified by the Continental Congress in May 1778. France's entry into the war shortly thereafter shifted the balance of power and marked a turning point in the revolution. This was the first formal diplomatic agreement signed by the United States laying the groundwork for future international recognition and foreign policy. While Howes notes two Paris editions of 1778 - one of 23 and another of 8 pages both listed in the NUC - regional printings are known from Aix and possibly Grenoble recorded in only three copies. This Lyon printing is listed by Echeverria & Wilkie 778/35A who located only a single example in a private collection at the time of their bibliography. Rare in institutional holdings and seldom seen on the market. A very rare edition of a foundational treaty that marked the beginning of U.S. international diplomacy and a relationship vital to the success of the American Revolution. References: Sabin 96565; Howes T328; Echeverria & Wilkie 778/36; Malloy 468; Revolutionary Hundred 51; Streeter Sale 2:791. . De l'Imprimerie du Roi unknown
1778réf. 2478631778. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. 5 101 3 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary dark brown morocco gilt arms of Louis XVI on upper and lower covers within gilt ruled borders with fleurs-de-lys at corners spine gilt with fleurs-de-lys morocco label a.e.g. Short start in foot of upper joint else fine. Bookplates of Mortimer L. Schiff Henry du Rosnel and three others. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. 5 101 3 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. In a law dated 18 March 1776 Louis XVI attempted to rationalize the organization of provincial governments and the present manuscript is the resulting report on the actual ranks and classes of the various provincial government officials. The principal governors are listed by name with emoluments and the ranks and numbers of subordinate officials are also noted. The principality of Monaco a French protectorate gives genealogical information in addition to the names and fiscal details. The government of Corsica is described as the last of the second class provinces ff. 99-101. The manuscript includes a table of contents for the provinces and concludes with six pages of financial summaries. This volume is of particular interest as it documents the French military and civil hierarchy on the eve of French involvement in the American Revolution. Notable figures with connections to the French participation include the Maréchal le Duc de Broglie governor of Metz who refused Lafayette's request to join. The Duc de Broglie was also patron of the Baron de Kalb. The Duc de Noailles governor of the royal house at Saint-Germain-en-Laye was the grandfather of Lafayette's wife. The comte de Rochambeau not named here was appointed in 1776 as governor of Villefranche; his rank is given as Major-Commandant 2600 livres. Rare and beautiful and dense with information on French administrative practice under the ancien régime. unknown
1778réf. 2478631778. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. 5 101 3 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary dark brown morocco gilt arms of Louis XVI on upper and lower covers within gilt ruled borders with fleurs-de-lys at corners spine gilt with fleurs-de-lys morocco label a.e.g. Short start in foot of upper joint else fine. Bookplates of Mortimer L. Schiff Henry du Rosnel and three others. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. 5 101 3 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. In a law dated 18 March 1776 Louis XVI attempted to rationalize the organization of provincial governments and the present manuscript is the resulting report on the actual ranks and classes of the various provincial government officials. The principal governors are listed by name with emoluments and the ranks and numbers of subordinate officials are also noted. The principality of Monaco a French protectorate gives genealogical information in addition to the names and fiscal details. The government of Corsica is described as the last of the second class provinces ff. 99-101. The manuscript includes a table of contents for the provinces and concludes with six pages of financial summaries. This volume is of particular interest as it documents the French military and civil hierarchy on the eve of French involvement in the American Revolution. Notable figures with connections to the French participation include the Maréchal le Duc de Broglie governor of Metz who refused Lafayette's request to join. The Duc de Broglie was also patron of the Baron de Kalb. The Duc de Noailles governor of the royal house at Saint-Germain-en-Laye was the grandfather of Lafayette's wife. The comte de Rochambeau not named here was appointed in 1776 as governor of Villefranche; his rank is given as Major-Commandant 2600 livres. Rare and beautiful and dense with information on French administrative practice under the ancien régime. unknown books
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