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MIRABEAU. Observations of an English traveller on the house of force called Bicêtre; followed by reflections on the effects of the severity of sentences, and on the criminal legislation of Great Britain. S.n., 1788. In-8, half vellum (contemporary binding). First edition of this pamphlet against a penal system deemed iniquitous: Il faut réformer les lois, où il faut dénoncer les juges. The work is followed by a letter from Benjamin Franklin. Mottling at the end of the volume. Enclosed: - MIRABEAU. Théorie de la royauté d'après la doctrine de Milton. Paris, Le Jay, 1790. Long attributed to Mirabeau, this writing in favor of freedom of the press is by his collaborator Jean-Baptiste Saleville. - MIRABEAU. Discours et répliques sur les assignats-monnaie. Paris, Le Jay fils, s.d. In-8, sewn. - MIRABEAU. Essay on despotism. London, 1776. In-8, marbled calf, ornate spine, red edges (contemporary binding). Second edition published one year after the original, enlarged according to notes found in the author's papers. - MIRABEAU. Discours sur la représentation illégale de la nation provençale dans ses états actuels & sur la nécessité de convoquer une assemblée générale des trois ordres. Aix, Gibelin David & Emeric David, 1789. In-8, modern vellum bradel. Martin & Walter, 24490.
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