Abbé Terrai - Mémoires de l’Abbé Terray – reliures d’époque dorées - 1776

memoirs of the abbe terray – 1776 – louis xvi – rare set of 2 volumes – period gilded bindings

Magnificent set of two ancient volumes dating from 1776, under the reign of Louis XVI, bringing together the Memoirs of the Abbe Terray, Controller General of Finances under Louis XV.

This eighteenth-century new edition, published “À la Chancellerie,” constitutes a historically interesting testimony on royal finances, political intrigues, and the fall of one of the most controversial ministers of the Ancien Régime.

Features:

- Year of publication: 1776
- Edition: new edition
- Set of 2 volumes
- Volume I: 320 pages
- Volume II: 266 pages
- Total: 586 numbered pages
- Traditional full brown leather bindings with matching coverings
- Richly decorated spine with gilded floral motifs
- Title pieces with gilded inscriptions

Condition:

Remarkable internal conservation for books aged 250 years. Pages in excellent condition, perfectly solid with the bindings, no leaf detached.

Bindings showing wear, an old patina and external signs of aging visible in the photographs.

Bibliophilic interest:

A fine eighteenth-century historical set, combining traditional bindings, gilded decorations, and a political account of the late years of Louis XV’s reign.

A collectible item for lovers of old books, French history, and bibliophilia.