FORBONNAIS (François Véron de). Examen des avantages et des - Lot 158

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FORBONNAIS (François Véron de). Examen des avantages et des - Lot 158
FORBONNAIS (François Véron de). Examen des avantages et des désavantages de la prohibition des toiles peintes. Marseille, Carapatria, 1755. In-12 of 127 pages, marbled calf, spine decorated, red tr. (rel. of the time). ORIGINAL EDITION of this important work. The importation and manufacture of painted or printed cloths and sheets were banned in France in 1686 at the request of the wool and silk industry. Véron de Forbonnais studies the arguments for and against, and finally argues for a directed liberalism; the Observations sur l'examen (pp. 72-90) are by Vincent de Gournay. Hinges restored. Provenance : Joannis Guillou (Ex libris armorié).
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