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Thursday 23 April 2026, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Testament Politique du Marechal Duc De Belle-Isle, 1762

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Paris, Libraires associés, 1762. In 12vo. Engraving on the title page, contemporary sponged calf binding with gilt decorations on the spine. Bookplate on the inside cover by the Salmbeni Brothers, printed bookplate (73 x 48 mm) with a winged Pegasus rampant over three writhing serpents on the ground, against a starry sky; motto above: "Nec adversa retorquent"; below: GPC Ownership signature of Filippo Salimbeni.

Specialist Notes

First published in 1761 and republished in English in 1762, it is a scholarly political and social reflection. It contains thoughts on intolerance, which is sometimes necessary (but the harm is caused by Protestant emigration); on taxes, which are less burdensome than poorly distributed; on the harmful celibacy of priests; on the necessity of sumptuary laws, even if "the luxury that loses a small state enriches a great one"; on dueling, which can lead to the destruction of the human race; on the exemption of fathers from taxes, which would benefit the population. Etc.

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