De la Passion du Jeu Partie Premier + Seconde (1 + 2) (Depuis les Temps Anciens Jusqu''a Nos Jours)

Published by Paris, De L`Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1779

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Seller: ANTIQUARIAT H. EPPLER, Karlsruhe, GermanyANTIQUARIAT H. EPPLER

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Gr. 8°. XXXVI, 267, 335 S. 2 Bände in einem Band. Halbleder, Rückentitel goldgeprägt, verblichen, Rücken fest aber mit Läsuren, nahezu fleckfrei, innen gutes Ex. Sprache: Französisch, mit Vignetten. ----- Jean-Joseph Dusaulx, (28 December 1728, in Chartres gest. 16 March 1799, in Paris) was a French politician during the French Revolution. He was friendly with Jean Sylvain Bailly, the mayor. In February 1792 he was elected as a member of the "Conseil Général" of the Paris Commune. He denounced the September Massacres, and voted against the execution of Louis XVI. In Spring 1793 was attacked by Billaud-Varenne, arrested, but saved by Marat, as being too old to become dangerous. In 1795 he was elected in the upper house of parliament, the Council of Ancients. Dusaulx was a man of letters, a lover of the works by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, corresponded and organized a dinner for him where the famous author read his Confessions for the audience (1770-1771). Dusaulx is known for his translations of Satires (Juvenal) (1770), and he wrote passionate about gambling (1775, 1779) and travelling and going into the mountains (1788). As a librarian of the Arsenal, he published a history on the Storming of the Bastille (1790). In 1798 he published "De mes rapports avec J. J. Rousseau".…

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Title
De la Passion du Jeu Partie Premier + Seconde (1 + 2) (Depuis les Temps Anciens Jusqu''a Nos Jours)
Author
Dusaulx, M.
Publisher
Paris, De L`Imprimerie de Monsieur
Publication year
1779
Condition
Gut
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st. ed.
Item weight
1,100 grams
Dimensions
Gr. 8°.
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ANTIQUARIAT H. EPPLER

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