107 - GALIANI (Abbé Ferdinand). Unpublished Correspondence with Mme d’Epinay, the Baron d’Holbach, the Baron de Grimm, Diderot, and Other Famous Figures of the Time. Historical Note on Abbé Galiani by M. Mercier de Saint-Léger. P., Dentu, 1818. 2 vols. in-8, half-calf, spine decorated with red title label and volume number,

GALIANI (Abbé Ferdinand). Unpublished Correspondence with Mme d’Epinay, the Baron d’Holbach, the Baron de Grimm, Diderot, and Other Famous Figures of the Time. Historical Note on Abbé Galiani by M. Mercier de Saint-Léger. P., Dentu, 1818. 2 vols. in-8, half-calf, spine decorated with red title label and volume number, fawn-colored covers with grained edges, marbled edges. (Contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION. Ferdinando Galiani (1728–1787), a Neapolitan abbot and economist, served as secretary at the Neapolitan embassy in Paris from 1759 to 1769. A regular at the Salons, he became friends with Madame d’Epinay, Diderot, and the Encyclopedists. A very beautifully bound contemporary copy. Brunet, VI, 18851. One joint split.