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[FRANCE]: French Constitution, decreed by the National Assembly and accepted by the King. Paris, Didot, 1791. In-24°, contemporary leather binding. Dominot paper. Worn and damaged.

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[FRANCE]: French Constitution, decreed by the National Assembly and accepted by the King. Paris, Didot, 1791. In-24°, contemporary leather binding. Dominot paper. Worn and damaged.

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FRANCE - SPECIAL FRANCHISE OFFICES and CONTRESEINGS. REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE - Letter for Monsieur d'Entremont de la Colombe / Département de la Haute Loire - Cursive blue postmark "ass. Nationale..." + red postmark of the service de vérification des franchises. (Jean SENECHAL n°516) - Mark in service from 1790 to 1792 - SUP. The Estates General took the title "National Assembly" on June 17, 1789, then "Constituent Assembly" on July 3, 1789 and "Legislative Assembly" on September 30, 1791. The postmark, however, remained "ass. nationale".

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

National Assembly. Loi en forme d'Instruction, Sur divers objets concernant l'alienation des Domaine Nationaux. Donnee a Paris, le 10 Juillet 1791. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1791. Folio. 255x215 mm. Pp. 19, 1 blank. Illustrated headpiece with crowned shield and lilies of France. Waterstain in the central part of the bottom margin. Important decree of the National Assembly which concerns various controversial aspects of the alienation of national property, i.e. the transfer of ownership of assets belonging to the State to natural or legal persons who have requested it. The decree is countersigned, for the King, by Marguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre, Minister of Justice at the time. Bound with: Lettres Patentes du Roi. Sur les Decrets de l'Assemblee Nationale, des 25, 26, 29 Juin, & 9 Juillet 1790, concernant l'alienation de tous les Domaines Nationaux. Donnees a Paris, le 25 Juillet 1790.Rouen, Louis Oursel, Imprimeur du Roi, 1790 4to. 255x195 mm. Pp. 28. Illustrated headpiece with coat of arms surmounted by crown and Lilies of France. Contemporary handwritten note. Good condition. Very important document of the French Revolution, the law of July 9, 1790. National assets or national domains are domains and possessions of the Church, property of the Crown, as well as the assets of some nobles (buildings, objects, agricultural land, mines, woods and forests) of the First Republic which were confiscated during the French Revolution, in accordance with the decree of November 2, 1789. These are sold through a process of alienation, decided by the law of July 9, 1790, to resolve the financial crisis that caused the Revolution.Lecarpentier: "L'histoire de la Révolution française ne consiste souvent qu'en guerres extérieures et civiles, faits et gestes des assemblées, des clubs et de la commune; mais dans toute la France et dans les provinces, les derniers mois de 1790 à la fin de 1793 épargnées par la guerre civile, la vente des biens nationaux fut le principal événement politique de cette période."Georges Lecarpentier, La vente des biens ecclésiastiques pendant la Révolution Française, Paris, Alcan, 1908.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Collection of seven Laws and Decrees of the Ancien Regime and of the Revolution, from September 30, 1779 to July 13, 1790. Of particular interest is the Decree of the National Assembly of July 13, 1790 (No. 7), which concerns the collection of taxes for years of the revolution, 1788, 1789 and 1790.

Estim. 150 - 250 EUR

French Constitution, presented to the King by the National Assembly on September 3, 1791. Vienne, Chize et Pélisson, 1791. One volume. 7 by 11.5 cm. 168 pages. Contemporary full basane, smooth spine decorated with Phrygian bonnets. Boards framed with gilt chains. Binding in good condition, very rare foxing in the text (not serious), small stain on edge. "On September 3, 1791, the Constituante amended and adopted the new Constitution, known as the Constitution of 1791. Louis XVI accepted it on September 141, swore allegiance to it and transformed France from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy. The Constitution abolished the notion of divine right, which gave the king absolute power over France. From then on, the king had to take an oath before the nation, swearing to uphold and enforce the Constitution; he now bore the title of King of the French" Wikipedia. This edition includes the King's speech, the President of the Assembly's reply and a table. The decoration on the spine makes this copy unique...

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