GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831) GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831) Also known as Abbé Grégo…

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GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831)

GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831) Also known as Abbé Grégoire (''Abbot Gregoire''). French Catholic Priest, Abolitionist and revolutionary Leader, appointed President of the Convention. A good A.L.S., ` +Gregoire eveque´ ("+Gregory bishop"), one page, 8vo, Paris, 10th September 1818, to Monsieur Nicolo Paulo, at the Bibliotheque de l´Institut, in French. Gregoire states in part ` Après-demain j´enverrai à Mr. Nicolo Paulo un morceau concernant l´église Grecque. Aujourd´hui ce billet a pour objet de réclamer sa bienveillance à l´egard d´un savant et célèbre écrivain anglais Mr. Plouden, qui désire consulter quelques ouvrages dans la bibliotheque de l´Institut...´ (Translation: " The day after tomorrow I will send to Mr. Nicolo Paulo a piece concerning the Greek church. Today the purpose of this letter is to request goodwill towards a scholar and famous English writer Mr. Plouden, who wishes to consult some works in the Institute library.") With address leaf in Gregoire´s name. Small overall minor age wear, otherwise G

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GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831)

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Estim. 20 000 - 25 000 EUR

1953 HOTCHKISS GREGOIRE Chassis 709 French registration High technological quality Extremely functional Well-preserved old restoration 20 000 / 25 000€ After developing the Panhard Dyna X during the war, Jean Albert Grégoire launched the design of a sedan incorporating all his innovations: front-wheel drive, cast alloy structure, independent suspension, ... At the 1947 Paris Motor Show, he unveiled the Grégoire R, a successful and highly innovative sedan. Unable to launch production on his own, Grégoire had to join forces with a manufacturer to industrialize his project. Hotchkiss, with whom he had already worked on the Amilcar Compound, quickly signed a contract with Jean Albert Grégoire to manufacture a sedan derived from the R. Hotchkiss had an aging range, and the new Grégoire would modernize the brand. Launched in 1950, the Hotchkiss Grégoire, too far ahead of its time, was a commercial failure, and production ceased in 1954 after just 247 examples were produced. Too high a price tag, manufacturing problems and atypical styling are just some of the reasons for the failure of this incredible car. The example we're offering is one of the last to be produced. Equipped with the Solex 30 PAAI carburetor, it delivers 80 horsepower. It was fully restored in the 2000s (without invoice), before its current owner acquired it in 2003. With it, he participated in numerous events. In 2018, the engine will be rebuilt at the Gouyer Automobile garage. The road test we carried out demonstrated the Grégoire's impressive road capabilities compared with other sedans of the era. A veritable museum piece and a monument to automotive history, this Grégoire is now ready and waiting for you to take it to the finest Hotchkiss Club events. ERRATUM: The gearshift tip needs repair. 1953 HOTCHKISS GREGOIRE Chassis 709 French registration High technological quality Extremely rare functional example Well preserved old restoration 20 000 / 25 000€ After developing the Panhard Dyna X during the war, Jean Albert Grégoire launched the design of a saloon incorporating all his innovations: front-wheel drive, cast alloy structure, independent suspension, etc. At the 1947 Paris Motor Show, he unveiled the Grégoire R, a successful and highly innovative saloon. Unable to start production on his own, Grégoire had to join forces with a manufacturer to industrialise his project. Hotchkiss, with whom he had already worked on the Amilcar Compound, quickly signed a contract with Jean Albert Grégoire to manufacture a saloon derived from the R. Hotchkiss had an ageing range, and the new Grégoire would help to modernise the brand. Launched in 1950, the Hotchkiss Grégoire, too far ahead of its time, was a commercial failure, and production ceased in 1954 after just 247 examples were produced. A price that was too high, manufacturing problems and atypical styling were all factors in the failure of this incredible car. The example we are offering is one of the last to be produced. Equipped with the Solex 30 PAAI carburettor, it offers 80 horsepower. It was fully restored in the 2000s (without invoice), before its current owner acquired it in 2003. With it, he took part in numerous events. In 2018, the engine will be rebuilt at the Gouyer Automobile garage. Our road test demonstrated the Grégoire's impressive road-holding compared with other saloon cars of the era. A veritable museum piece and a monument to the history of the automobile, this Grégoire is now waiting for you to take it to the finest Hotchkiss Club events.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

GRÉGOIRE (l'abbé). Essay on the physical, moral and political regeneration of the Jews. Metz, Claude Lamort, 1789. In-8, green half-maroquin, untrimmed (Honnelaître). Szajkowski, Jews and the French Revolutions, no. 9. First edition of this essay written by Abbé Grégoire (1750-1831) in response to the 1788 Metz Academy competition. It was the first major blow against anti-Semitism (Thierry Bodin, in En français dans le texte, n°193). Of the three works crowned by the Académie de Metz, only that of Abbé Grégoire exerted any real influence on part of public opinion. [...] the work presented a remarkable character for its time: this essay in favor of the Jews came from a Catholic priest. [...] That a priest should take the side of the Jews could surprise and move public opinion. For centuries, the Catholic Church had disparaged them as a deicidal people, stiff-necked and obstinate in their refusal to accept the divine nature of Christ. [...] From emancipation, Gregory expects assimilation...(Robert Badinter, Libres et égaux). Copy bound in pamphlet.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

GRÉGOIRE (l'abbé). Set of 2 in-8 plates, unbound. - Rapport sur les inscriptions des monumens publics. Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1794. First edition. - Rapport sur la nécessité et les moyens d'anéantir les patois, et d'universaliser l'usage de la langue française. Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1794. First edition of this report in which Abbé Grégoire advocates the invariable use of "the language of liberty". Slight wetness.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

MAURY (l'abbé). - Set of 28 titles in an in-8 volume, marbled basane, cold fillet, ornate spine, red title page, red edges (Binding circa 1790). Important collection of 28 pamphlets against Abbé Maury (1746-1817), the bête noire of the revolutionaries. The volume, compiled at the time, includes the complete collection of Hébert's very rare first satirical newspaper (Le Chien et le chat, 4 issues) and the first 10 issues of Abbé Maury's Petit carême : - HÉBERT (Jacques-René)]. Le Chien et le chat, ou les deux Mirabeau. N°1. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de J. Grand, 1790. 16 pp. - Le Chien et le chat, or MM. Gérard and Cazalès. N°2. Ibid. 16 pp. - Le Gardien des Capucins, or the Apostle of Liberty. Brouillerie de l'abbé Maury avec quarante-cinq Aristocrates... [N°3]. Ibid. 16 pp. - The Dog and the Cat, or Abbé Grégoire and Abbé Maury. N°4. Paris, Mme de L'Esclapart, n.d. 16 pp. (Hatin, p. 167, who says he has not seen the 3rd issue; Tourneux, n°11357-11358.) - HÉBERT (Jacques-René)]. Petit carême de l'abbé Maury ou Sermons prêchés dans l'Assemblée des enragés. S.l., De l'Imprimerie de Laurens junior, [1790]. 10 issues (Tourneux, no. 23995), without the 3 issues of the second year. Also noteworthy are Vie privée de l'abbé Maury and Suite de la Vie privée... (1790), again from the sharp pen of Hébert (Tourneux, n°23996-23997), the Sottises de la semaine by the Séguier brothers (29 issues out of 32, missing n°18, 31 and 32; Tourneux, n°10408), as well as various pamphlets, several of which are unknown to Tourneux: Le Mariage de l'abbé Maury, Les Miracles de l'abbé Maury, L'Abbé Maury cocu par lui-même, L'Abbé Maury aux enfers, L'Assassinat commis par l'abbé Maury, Les Souliers de l'abbé Maury, Les Délassemens comiques de l'abbé Maury, La Descente de l'abbé Maury aux enfers, L'Infernalroi des enfers, etc. A few interleaved leaves in the first piece. Rubbing to corners and spine, lacking tail cap.

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