"the Theory Of The Factious," A Precious Book: Library Of Louis XVIII, 1815, Paris, Political Criticism.

Rare and from the Royal Palace, from the rich library of Louis XVIII, bearing his coat of arms on the covers of a beautiful octavo volume in bright red morocco leather, in a sumptuous period binding, with inner dentelles, garlands of Gothic friezes, a smooth spine decorated with gilt fleur-de-lis tools (the Royal emblem), precious green silk endpapers, and bright gold edges, this is a work particularly relevant to the context of Royalist ambitions following Napoleon's defeat. This highly symbolic subject concerns the person in question, who had it in his library. "The Theory of the Factious, Unveiled and Judged by its Results, or Essay on the Current State of France," by Mr. BFA De Fonvielle, of Toulouse. This magnificent, freshly preserved copy bears the Royal Library's inventory number: label No. 423 F. A rarity for a book that the King likely held in his hands, unlike the books bearing coats of arms, Royal Almanacs, and Holy Weeks, which were presentation copies...