29 - BONALD (L. G. A. de). SET OF 4 VOLUMES: PRIMITIVE LEGISLATION, considered in recent times solely in the light of reason, followed by several political treatises and speeches. Paris, Le Clere, 1802. Three volumes, in-8 ½, in tan calfskin, smooth spine divided by gilt fillets, title labels in ivy-green morocco and volume number labels in red morocco, edges yellow-stained (contemporary binding). Upper cap of vol. 1 worn down, clasps rubbed, small loss of paper on the side margin of the first 7 leaves of vol. 3. FIRST EDITION of one of Bonald’s major works. ¶ Monglond, V-1427 - REFLECTIONS ON THE GENERAL INTEREST OF EUROPE, followed by some considerations on the nobility. P., Le Normant, 1815. In-8 ½ bronze-green sheepskin, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt fleurons, garnet-colored chagrin title label, speckled edges (modern binding); 79 pp. FIRST EDITION. Copy in perfect condition, preserved in an attractive 20th-century binding—OBSERVATIONS ON THE WORK BY MADAME LA BARONNE DE STAËL, entitled: Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution. Paris, Le Clere, 1818. In-8 ½ bronze-green sheepskin, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt fleurons, garnet chagrin title label, speckled edges (modern binding); (2) ff. of half-title and title page, 139 pp. FIRST EDITION. Copy in perfect condition, preserved in an attractive 20th-century binding—ON OPPOSITION IN GOVERNMENT AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. P., Le Clere, 1827. In-8 ½ bronze-green sheepskin, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt fleurons, garnet-colored chagrin title label, speckled edges (modern binding); (2) ff. of half-title and title page, 163 pp. Waterstains on the title page. FIRST EDITION. A copy in fine condition, preserved in an attractive 20th-century binding.