Lot 45
  • 45

Almanach royal 1775

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 EUR
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Description

  • Almanach royal 1775
  • Almanach royal, Année M. DCC. LXXV. Paris, Le Breton, 1775.
  • Leather, paper
In-8 (192 x 122 mm). Maroquin rouge, bordure de grands fers rocaille, filets croisés, pièce d'armes et fleurs de lis dans les angles, dos fleurdelisé, tranches dorées (Reliure de l'époque).
Minimes restaurations aux coiffes et coins.

Très bel exemplaire aux armes de René Nicolas de Maupeou (OHR 2243), Garde des Sceaux en 1768 sur la démission de son père, célèbre pour avoir exilé le Parlement (1771) tout en adoptant des mesures progressistes, en réformant la justice, et en supprimant la vénalité des charges.

Condition

Minimes restaurations aux coiffes et coins.
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