205 - Jean-Baptiste SIMON - *The Admirable Government, or The Republic of Bees, and the Ways to Derive Great Benefit from It*.

Jean-Baptiste SIMON - *The Admirable Government, or The Republic of Bees, and the Ways to Derive Great Benefit from It*. Published by Nyon, 1758, Paris—Third edition, revised, corrected, and substantially expanded, of this beautiful work offering a highly sophisticated comparison between the organization of a government and the structure of a beehive, which can often be interpreted as a critical pamphlet against the Ancien Régime. The book is illustrated with a folding engraved frontispiece and 5 lovely folding engraved plates at the end. Copy in period binding, full sheepskin with a smooth, richly decorated spine and a red morocco title label; a slight tear at the first joint; a dent on the front cover and at one corner of the back cover; interior in very fresh condition. A rare and sought-after work. In-12, xlii.; 410 pp. (2 folios) [Included] Citizen BOUILLOD - Persecutions of a Frenchman on trial under the oligarchic government of Genoa in 1793, with an accurate portrayal of the customs and character of the dignitaries, lawyers, prosecutors, and monks who then held influence in public affairs: his detention in various civil and criminal prisons and in the dungeons of the Papal Inquisition [...] Printed by Bouillod, Nice, Year V of the Republic - First edition of this unusual work, two parts bound in one volume, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 6 plates, complete in satisfactory condition, period binding, full sheepskin with a smooth spine, spine well burnished, some scuffing, and the top joint split. Small 8vo, vi.; 175 pp. (2 folios) [Included] The Memoirs of Sir Roger de Rabutin, Count of Bussy, Lieutenant General of the King’s Armies and General Field Marshal of the Light Cavalry. Published by Jean Anisson, 1696, Paris. The first volume alone of the very rare first edition of these important memoirs, in a contemporary binding bearing the coat of arms surmounted by a marquis’s crown. In-4, (1ff.) 563pp. (1pp.)