Pierre de RONSARD. Remonstrance to the people of France. Booklet in-8, red jansenist morocco, smooth spine, interior lace, gilt edges ( M. Lortic). Barbier, Discours, 55 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, V-442 (with errors) // USTC, 14936. 17 f. (of 18, the last blank missing) / A-D4, E2 / 150 x 213 mm. Probably the fourth edition, published in the same year as the original. Just as rare as its predecessors, it is the first to bear the author's name. This violent diatribe was composed by Ronsard after the capture of Rouen from the Reformed by royal troops at the end of October 1562, and more precisely from December 6 to 10, the days during which Condé's army laid siege to Paris after the failure of peace negotiations. In this poem, Ronsard offers a biting satire against Huguenot ministers and their theology, and calls for the death of the man responsible for the first civil war, not named here but identified by Barbier-Mueller as Gaspard de Coligny. The bibliography of editions of this poem is very confused. Four editions are dated 1563 by Gabriel Buon, and all have 18 leaves. Ours is the first in which the author's name appears on the title page and in the privilege, which is why Barbier-Mueller places it in fourth place, while noting that spelling corrections seem to place it in an intermediate state between the two preceding editions. In any case, all these editions are very rare. The USTC and Barbier-Mueller list only the copy in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, for our condition. A fine copy, despite a few brown spots, particularly in section C. Provenance: Paul Muret (bookplate).