Mémoires concernant l'administration des finances, sous le ministere de M. l'abbé Terrai, controleur général.

London: John Adamson, 1776. References: Kress 7202; Goldsmith's 11455. . Good. 19cm; 427 pages. Bound in contemporary green half-calf over marbled boards, six-panel spine decorated in gilt with leather label. Untrimmed. Boards and spine worn at edges and extremities. Joints starting.

A vivid polemic against the French treasurer under Louis XV, Joseph-Marie Terray. The third section contains a report on mismanagement of the Compagnie des Indes, that is, the controlling body for French colonies in North America and elsewhere.