[POLITICAL ECONOMY] - [BLONDEL (Jean)] - Introduction to the work entitled : De l'Administration des finances de la France ; par M. Necker. New edition, with small notes - Sans lieu ; Sans nom, 1785 - 1 volume In-8° - A few rare scattered freckles - Binding of the period in spotted tan calf - Smooth spine decorated (uniformly faded, 1 small transverse tear) - Maroon title-piece - Yellow edges - Bookplate against pastedown on the 1st counter plate : Château de Loyat. Refutation published at the same time as Necker's famous work, Blondel condemns the abolition of corvées, of taxes on luxury and of the publication of accounts.

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