Dictionary Of Police By Edme De La Poix De Freminville, First Edition, 1758
- Full title: Dictionary or Treatise on General Policing in Cities, Towns, Parishes, and Rural Estates.
- Author: Edme de La Poix de Fréminville (1692–1773), renowned jurist, feudal expert, and bailiff.
- Publisher / Printer: Gissey, rue de la Vieille Bouclerie, at the Arbre de Jessé.
- Place and date of publication: Paris, M. DCC. LVIII (1758). This is the first edition.
- Format: In-4° (approximately 20.5 x 26.5 cm).
- Content & Historical Significance: A comprehensive legal and historical treatise on local administration and public safety under the Ancien Régime.
The work lists, in alphabetical order, the regulations, ordinances, and functions related to policing, religion, justice, public health, trades, and the collection of seigneurial dues.
- Binding: Full marbled calfskin from the period.
- Spine: 5-rib spine richly decorated with gilded floral panels. Title label in tobacco/brown morocco leather bearing the gilded inscription DICTION / DE LA / POLICE. Gilded roulettes on the edges.
- Overall visual condition: Very fine overall condition. The binding has a beautiful patina with gilding that remains fresh. The top and bottom caps appear intact or very slightly rubbed; the corners are well-formed.
- Ruled paper with two-color typography (black and red), typical of fine mid-18th-century prints.
280 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Good condition
Material: Paper
Reference (ID): 1848505
Availability: In stock
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