1212 - DELAMARE, Nicolas *Treatise on the Police*, containing the history of its establishment, the duties and prerogatives of its magistrates, and all the laws and regulations pertaining to it. Included is a historical and topographical description of Paris, and eight engraved maps [...]. Amsterdam, published by the Company, 1729, 4 vols., in-f°: [28]-476, [12]-477/1016-40, [12]-476, [6]-477/1029-[1]-8 pp.; 8 maps, unmounted (some slight foxing, creases, slight browning on a few folios). Polished calfskin of the period, spine with raised bands and gilt fleurons, featuring red title labels and black volume numbering, red edges (error in volume numbering: I and II reversed, slightly rubbed, a few corner caps skillfully restored, corners slightly worn or even exposed, scratches on the covers, and worm damage at the corner of the upper back cover of vol. IV). A well-preserved copy with good margins. Second edition (third for Vol. II), the first published outside France, illustrated with 8 fold-out maps of Paris and its surroundings. The first major systematic treatise on the French police, by N. de Delamare (1639–1723), police commissioner at the Châtelet in Paris. The work is organized into five books: “On the Police in General,” “On Religion,” “On Morals,” “On Health,” and “On Food Supplies.” The last book, the most important and the longest (it occupies the entirety of Volumes II, III, and IV), is devoted to the laws and regulations concerning food and provisions, which allows this book to be classified among treatises on gastronomy. It also provides valuable insights into the life, customs, and practices of trades such as butchers, bakers, poultry sellers, roasters, etc. Ref. STCN. - Cf. Brunet III:785, Vicaire 259–260. Nordkirchen Province (bookplate).