Assemblée Nationale - La Constitution Française - 1791
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Assemblée Nationale presents La Constitution Française, a 1791 reissue edition in French, bound in red morocco, 156 pages, 9.5 cm by 6 cm, published by Didot Jeune & Garnery, with subjects Politics, Law and History, in good condition.
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Rarest edition of this first fundamental text adopted by the National Constituent Assembly after the Revolution, and it marks the decisive transition from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy -
It establishes the sovereignty of the Nation and enshrines the separation of powers by defining a distinct legislative, executive, and judicial framework -
The text proclaims the rights and freedoms of citizens, inspired by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, and sets the rules of active and passive citizenship, introducing a social and political distinction that will mark the revolutionary debates.
This volume embodies both a major legal milestone and a precious historical artifact, revealing the ambition to codify revolutionary ideals into a durable institutional form -
National Assembly - The French Constitution - 1791 - Didot Jeune & Garnery -
156 Pages.
Good condition of the binding, the work in its original red morocco leather from the period, wear from use, the covers and spine darkened, rubbing at the upper headcap, the spine smooth and adorned with gilt panels and rosettes, the covers with a frame of a double gold fillet.
Good interior condition, stains, endpapers redone, 4 pages with trimmed edges, marbled endpapers -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Rarest edition of this first fundamental text adopted by the National Constituent Assembly after the Revolution, and it marks the decisive transition from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy -
It establishes the sovereignty of the Nation and enshrines the separation of powers by defining a distinct legislative, executive, and judicial framework -
The text proclaims the rights and freedoms of citizens, inspired by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, and sets the rules of active and passive citizenship, introducing a social and political distinction that will mark the revolutionary debates.
This volume embodies both a major legal milestone and a precious historical artifact, revealing the ambition to codify revolutionary ideals into a durable institutional form -
National Assembly - The French Constitution - 1791 - Didot Jeune & Garnery -
156 Pages.
Good condition of the binding, the work in its original red morocco leather from the period, wear from use, the covers and spine darkened, rubbing at the upper headcap, the spine smooth and adorned with gilt panels and rosettes, the covers with a frame of a double gold fillet.
Good interior condition, stains, endpapers redone, 4 pages with trimmed edges, marbled endpapers -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Law, Politics
Book Title
La Constitution Française
Author/ Illustrator
Assemblée Nationale
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1791
Height
9.5 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
6 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Didot Jeune & Garnery
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
156
