MIRABEAU (Victor Riqueti marquis de). The Friend of Men, or Treatise on Population. [followed by] The Friend of Men. Fourth part. Précis de l'organisation, ou Mémoire sur les états provinciaux. Avignon, s.n., 1756(-1758). 4 parts in 2 vols. in-4° bound in full marbled blond calf, spine with gilt and ornamented nerves, double gilt fillet at the edges (Binding of the time). vol.1: VI, 156 pp. - 218 pp. and [1] f. - 216 pp. and [2] ff. Vol.2: [4] ff, 278 pp, [2] ff, (6-81) pp. decorated with 1 vignette at the head of the book, decorated with woodcut headpieces and footpieces. Original edition in-4 format. Following this first edition, Mirabeau met the physiocrat Quesnay with whom he published a second edition in 1758. The 4th part of our copy belongs to the second edition, consisting of a reprint of the first 3 parts and 3 additional parts. One of the title pages of the fourth part is missing. Binding flattened, small wetness in margins, minor defectsEx-libris in crossed-out manuscript Marzot (?)Provenance: Collection of a Basel bibliophile Binding: Old visible restorations Joints partially cracked Important old epidermal marks Inner pages: Minimal wetness in margins of qlqs ff. in vol.1 Minimal soiling Minor spotting Ff. slightly oxidized