1722 · Pari
by [Tobacco]: [French Colonies in America
Pari, 1722. 4pp. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Light dampstaining. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree which regulates aspects of the sale of tobacco. Wroth records one copy at Harvard; OCLC locates no further copies. Rare.
From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727-1794), Minister of Louis XVI, Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française, Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry, which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution, despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 (presumably as an attempt to save his life). WROTH, ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 967. (Inventory #: WRCAM14137)
From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727-1794), Minister of Louis XVI, Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française, Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry, which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution, despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 (presumably as an attempt to save his life). WROTH, ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 967. (Inventory #: WRCAM14137)