CAUCHOIS-LEMAIRE, ROUILLY (Guérard de) - Lettres sur les Cent-Jours. Followed by: Du système financier ou coup-d'oeil analytique sur le budget de 1822. Paris, Chez Persan et Cie et Ladvocat, 1822; in-8, XVI-170 + II-187 pp. bound in contemporary half basane, smooth spine, yellow-painted edges. The first text, with notes and supporting documents, is a pamphlet against Louis XVIII, who, according to the author, appropriated the State. For the second text, we know that the author was born in Troyes and was Prefect of Bar sur Aube. His text deals with debt and public spending, especially military spending. 2 texts in the same binding. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY

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