Desaubiez, Le Bonheur public, London, 1780-1782, contemporary red morocco with arms of Madame Adelaide

[DESAUBIEZ, VATAR]

Le Bonheur public, ou moyen d'acquitter la dette nationale de l'Angleterre. London [but probably Bouillon or Zweibrücken]: T. Hookham, 1780-1782

3 parts in one volume, 8vo (193 x 116mm.), contemporary French red morocco gilt with the arms of Madame Adelaide [Olivier 2514 fer 7], lower joint cracked, corners rubbed

LITERATURE:

ESTC T120477 & N15931

PROVENANCE:

Marie-Adelaide de France (1732-1800), daughter of Louis XV, arms on binding (her substantial library was sold after the Revolution); Henri Lambert, lawyer in Versailles, bookplate; Roger W. Barrett, sale, Parke-Bernet, 8 January 1952, lot 4 and 15 December 1953, lot 45