BOURGELAT Claude]. Réflexions sur la milice et sur les moyens de rendre l'administration de cette partie uniforme & moins onéreuse. Lyon], 1760; in-12 marbled calf of the time, smooth spine decorated. First edition of this treatise by the encyclopedist Claude Bourgelat, who is also the author of a famous treatise on veterinary art. He denounces the misdeeds of recruitment on agriculture and population and the burden that religious and servants represent for the nation. To remedy this, he recommends an accurate count of men and land. A fine copy.

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