DÉON de BEAUMONT (ÉON de BEAUMONT (Charles... - Lot 618 - Briscadieu

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DÉON de BEAUMONT (ÉON de BEAUMONT (Charles... - Lot 618 - Briscadieu
DÉON de BEAUMONT (ÉON de BEAUMONT (Charles Geneviève Louise Auguste André Timothée, Chevalier d') Historical essay on the different situations of France, in relation to finances under the reign of Louis XIV & the Regency of the Duke of Orleans. Amsterdam, expenses of the company, 1753. 2 parts in one small volume in-12 : 1f., XIV, 186pp. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title page, triple gilt fillet on the boards, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. A fine copy of this rare essay. First edition of this important essay by the Chevalier d'Eon. In this work, finances, the nerve of the State, are studied in their relationship with the economy. There is a quick eulogy of Colbert and a long discussion of Law's system, pointing out the luxury introduced by his system, "luxury unknown to our eyes". (Ined 1734).
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