270 - [REVOLUTION - ESTATES-GENERAL]. A mock collection concerning the convening of the Estates-General of 1789.

[REVOLUTION - ESTATES-GENERAL]. A mock collection concerning the convening of the Estates-General of 1789. In-8, brown root-patterned half-basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons, title label “États-Généraux” in green morocco, covers lined with marbled paper, red edges (contemporary binding with replaced covers) Binding rubbed, fragile hinge on the front cover, some foxing and marginal water stains. An important compilation, bringing together both legislative texts issued by the Crown and the political reflections and petitions that stirred France in the spring of 1789, on the eve of the Revolution. Documents included: - Letter from the king convening the Estates-General at Versailles, April 27, 1789, with attached regulations. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1789. (32 pp., vignette of the royal coat of arms on the title page). - Letter from Mr. Bergasse to the Municipal Officers of the City of St-Germain-Laval, in Forez. Paris, February 12, 1789 (4 folios and 58 pp., engraved header). - National Agenda, or A Brief Overview of the Political and Civil Matters to Be Addressed at the Estates-General... 1789 (83 pp.) Contemporary handwritten annotations alongside the text. - Most Humble and Most Respectful Representations & Grievances of the Secular and Regular Clergy of the Three Bailiwicks of Péronne, Montdidier, and Roye... March 30, 1789 (32 pp.) - Record of the combined orders of the nobility and the Third Estate of the government of Péronne, Montdidier, and Roye, assembled in Péronne. Péronne, J.-B. Laisney, 1789. (52 pp.) - Speech delivered by Bishop *** at the opening of the Estates-General. (70 pp.) - Opening of the Estates-General, held in Versailles on May 5, 1789. Speech by the King, speech by the Minister of Justice, Report by the Director General of Finance. Paris, Royal Printing Office, 1789. (118 pp., engraved title band). - General Statement of Revenues and Fixed Expenses (5 ff.) From the library of H. Simon, with an ex-libris engraved by Guillaumot on the inside front cover. In fine condition inside.