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MOREAU (Jacob-Nicolas). Principles of morality, politics and public law, drawn from the history of our monarchy, or Discourses on the History of France. Dedicated to the King. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1777-1789. 21 vol. in-8. Fawn calf, spine decorated, red tr. (contemporary binding). Spine slightly faded. Volume 21 is in a slightly different binding. Very rare complete series. This publication will be interrupted by the revolutionary events whereas its author planned the work in 40 volumes. Ardent defender of the French monarchy, against the current of the political thought then in vogue, Jacob-Nicolas Moreau intends to give a history of France from Clovis to Saint-Louis. He signs here a true hymn to the monarchy at the very moment when its very principles are questioned by the philosophers and will be attacked for his defense of despotism and arbitrariness. A good copy.
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MOREAU (Jacob-Nicolas). Principles of morality, politics and public law, drawn from the history of our monarchy, or Discourses on the History of France. Dedicated to the King. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1777-1789. 21 vol. in-8. Fawn calf, spine decorated, red tr. (contemporary binding). Spine slightly faded. Volume 21 is in a slightly different binding. Very rare complete series. This publication will be interrupted by the revolutionary events whereas its author planned the work in 40 volumes. Ardent defender of the French monarchy, against the current of the political thought then in vogue, Jacob-Nicolas Moreau intends to give a history of France from Clovis to Saint-Louis. He signs here a true hymn to the monarchy at the very moment when its very principles are questioned by the philosophers and will be attacked for his defense of despotism and arbitrariness. A good copy.
