MOUNIER, Jean-Joseph. Procès-verbal de l'assemblée générale des trois-ordres de la province de Dauphiné, tenue à Romans, par permission du Roi.
Grenoble, Imprimerie de J.M. Cruchet, 1788.
In-8 paperback, 163 pages, engraved title vignette and headband.
Covers loose. Old traces of wetness on the last 30 pages, not serious. Rare and tiny spotting. 

First edition of the Procès-verbal of the general assembly of the three orders of the province of Dauphiné, held in Romans, written and signed at the end by Jean-Joseph Mounier (1758-1806), then a lawyer in Grenoble and "Secrétaire des Etats". It opens with a complete list of the members of the Assembly of the Three Orders: clergy, nobility and third estate. 
Jean-Joseph Mounier played an important role in the early days of the French Revolution, notably proposing the Jeu de Paume oath of June 20, 1789. President of the National Constituent Assembly, he was also one of the leading representatives of the Monarchiens group, who favored an English-style constitutional monarchy. 

Important piece for the history of Dauphiné on the eve of the Revolution. Clean inside.
Timed Thursday 29 January・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 238

MOUNIER, Jean-Joseph. Procès-verbal de l'assemblée générale des trois-ordres de la province de Dauphiné, tenue à Romans, par permission du Roi. Grenoble, Imprimerie de J.M. Cruchet, 1788. In-8 paperback, 163 pages, engraved title vignette and headband. Covers loose. Old traces of wetness on the last 30 pages, not serious. Rare and tiny spotting. First edition of the Procès-verbal of the general assembly of the three orders of the province of Dauphiné, held in Romans, written and signed at the end by Jean-Joseph Mounier (1758-1806), then a lawyer in Grenoble and "Secrétaire des Etats". It opens with a complete list of the members of the Assembly of the Three Orders: clergy, nobility and third estate. Jean-Joseph Mounier played an important role in the early days of the French Revolution, notably proposing the Jeu de Paume oath of June 20, 1789. President of the National Constituent Assembly, he was also one of the leading representatives of the Monarchiens group, who favored an English-style constitutional monarchy. Important piece for the history of Dauphiné on the eve of the Revolution. Clean inside.

Estimate
€50 - €60
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Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
MOUNIER, Jean-Joseph. Procès-verbal de l'assemblée générale des trois-ordres de la province de Dauphiné, tenue à Romans, par permission du Roi. Grenoble, Imprimerie de J.M. Cruchet, 1788. In-8 paperback, 163 pages, engraved title vignette and headband. Covers loose. Old traces of wetness on the last 30 pages, not serious. Rare and tiny spotting. First edition of the Procès-verbal of the general assembly of the three orders of the province of Dauphiné, held in Romans, written and signed at the end by Jean-Joseph Mounier (1758-1806), then a lawyer in Grenoble and "Secrétaire des Etats". It opens with a complete list of the members of the Assembly of the Three Orders: clergy, nobility and third estate. Jean-Joseph Mounier played an important role in the early days of the French Revolution, notably proposing the Jeu de Paume oath of June 20, 1789. President of the National Constituent Assembly, he was also one of the leading representatives of the Monarchiens group, who favored an English-style constitutional monarchy. Important piece for the history of Dauphiné on the eve of the Revolution. Clean inside.
Sale Thursday 29 January・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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