HISTORY/REVOLUTION] - Lot 33

HISTORY/REVOLUTION] Collection of documents comprising: - SOULE (François)] Le vade-vecum parlementaire ou the parlementary pocket-book, by M. S***, London, Paris, Published by Novelty Booksellers, 1789. One in-8 volume, paperback, with a temporary cover of 89 pages, (1) First edition of this rare parliamentary handbook, published simultaneously in London and Paris by François Soulés (1748–1809), a journalist, historian, and translator. A bilingual handbook on the constitution, laws, and procedures of the British Parliament. The title refers to Thomas Jefferson’s manuscript, the “Parliamentary Pocket-Book,” compiled during his stay in Paris. In March 1789, Soulés corresponded with Jefferson regarding this work, citing it in his questions about the property qualifications required to serve in the House of Commons. Jefferson replied in detail, correcting Soulés’s references, and this exchange has been preserved. Modern scholars have often noted the confusion between Jefferson’s private “Pocket-Book” and Soulés’s printed “Vade-Mecum.” This handbook bears witness both to the French fascination with English constitutionalism and to the European dissemination of parliamentary knowledge in the late 18th century. Fragile temporary cover, with some missing sections. Loose stitching. -Constitution of the French Republic Proposed to the French People by the National Convention, Paris, Imprimerie de la République, Fructidor, Year III. An in-8 booklet in brown half-basane, smooth spine, 70 pages. No page A. Library stamp. Rounded corners; rubbed binding. - CORNET] Historical Account of 18 Brumaire, Paris, Lheureux, Ladrange, 1819. By the President of the Commission of Inspectors of the Council of Elders, then Citizen Cornet, Representative of the People; today the Count de Cornet, Peer of France. A 20-page paperback booklet with a temporary cover. Included is the second edition of the Five Codes, Paris, Plancher, 1821. One in-16 volume in full calfskin. Spine broken, cover scuffed, corners worn.