ECONOMY. - Current state of France in which... - Lot 137 - Giquello

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ECONOMY. - Current state of France in which... - Lot 137 - Giquello
ECONOMY. - Current state of France in which are exposed the Revenues and Expenses of H.M. Most Christian, either in times of Peace or in times of War, and where one discovers the means by which this Monarchy could increase its Power both on Sea and on Land. S.l.n.d. [c. 1775]. Manuscript in-4 of 88 unnumbered pages, blond calf, triple gilt fillet, ornamented spine, red title page, red edges (Binding of the time). A very elegant handwritten copy, having belonged to the Count of Perron, an 18th century economist and diplomat from Turin. Born in 1718 and died in 1802, Count Charles-Balthazar de Perrone de Saint-Martin succeeded the Marquis d'Aigueblanche in September 1777 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the King of Sardinia, Victor-Amédée III. On the title page is this note, written in the same hand as the one who copied this manuscript: This manuscript belongs to Mr. le Comte de Perron. Armorial bookplate on verso of title (Conte di Perrone). Joints cracked, small lack of headpieces, scuffing on the first cover, corners rubbed.
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