Gallien de Salmorenc (Timoléon Alphonse)
Le breviaire des politiques.
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FIRST EDITION, each maxim separated by a fleuron, title-page a little browned and rubbed at fore-edge, a bit of damp-staining and foxing, mainly towards the end,
pp. [150], 8vo,
recent sheep-backed buckram, longitudinal red lettering piece on spine, bookplate of David Arthur Pailin, sound
Publication Details:
Printed by G. Scott for J. Robson and P. Elmsley, 1769
Notes: Rare: Biblioteka Narodowa and Library of Congress only in ESTC. 'Politiques' does not sufficiently indicate the scope of this collection of maxims and anecdotes, some selected from the best authorities, others culled from the author's own experiences. In the latter category, for instance, 'Des medecins' he reports his astonishment at the medical men in London wearing swords - as if they did not already have sufficient means of killing people. Otherwise the gamut of court intrigue and imbroglio is amply covered, but including such items as 'De la tolerance - Rois! permettez la Tolèrance', quot...moreRare: Biblioteka Narodowa and Library of Congress only in ESTC. 'Politiques' does not sufficiently indicate the scope of this collection of maxims and anecdotes, some selected from the best authorities, others culled from the author's own experiences. In the latter category, for instance, 'Des medecins' he reports his astonishment at the medical men in London wearing swords - as if they did not already have sufficient means of killing people. Otherwise the gamut of court intrigue and imbroglio is amply covered, but including such items as 'De la tolerance - Rois! permettez la Tolèrance', quoting Voltaire, 'les disputes Théologiques ont plus fait du mal, que le vin, l'epée, le jeu, les procureurs, les médecins & les femmes.'Gallien de Salmorenc was a natural son of the duc de Richelieu. In 1766 he entered the employ of Voltaire, but infuriated that luminary by his inattention to his duties. Later on he was more than once rescued from debt by Richelieu. He made many moves around France and Switzerland, before embarking on a journalistic career in Moscow in 1781. We have not come across a record of a sojourn in London, c. 1769. This book has a 3-page dedicatory epistle to Voltaire, in verse, in which he curries favour with his erstwhile employer:'Car Londre a, pour le moins, cinq à six cent My Lords:Et l'univers n'a qu'un Voltaire.' HIDE
Bibliography: (ESTC T230877)
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Subject: History
Published Date: 1769
Stock Number: 51911
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