M. Étienne - Traité de l'office - 1847

Fascinating original edition, signed by the author and illustrated with 7 off-text engravings on steel from this in-depth study of the foundations of the function of the office in civil, administrative, and judicial institutions of the 19th century -

The author sets out the principles that govern the creation of offices, their historical evolution from the institutions of the Ancien Régime to contemporary reforms, as well as the transformations prompted by the political and administrative changes that occurred in France -

He analyzes the very notion of office as a function entrusted in the general interest, carefully distinguishing public offices from mere private jobs, while highlighting the relationships that bind officers to the State, to the appointing authorities, and to the administrators -

M. Étienne - Treatise on the Office - 1847 - 2 volumes in one volume - Étienne -
387 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original half-black morocco, rubbing from use, a few minor defects on the cover, headcap damaged, spine and corners worn, speckled edges, spine with decorative raised bands, gilded lettering -

Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with 7 off-text engravings on steel, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy with the author's handwritten signature -

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