Jaillot ; Antoine-Louis Rouillé - Liste générale des postes de France — État corrigé au 1er juillet 1767 - 1767

JAILLOT. General List of the Posts of France, compiled by order of Antoine-Louis Rouillé. Paris, at the shop of Jaillot, corrected state as of July 1, 1767. Small volume of about 9.5 × 17 cm.

Postal book intended for the traveler: the routes are divided into relays, with the distances from one stage to the next. The title indicates particular rules for the entries and exits of certain towns; the regulatory pages detail the service and the remuneration of the postillons. This state belongs to the period of the engraved editions of the Jaillot series, before the transition to printed text. Title engraved with Rouillé’s arms, lists and regulations framed by rules; page 73 is photographed.

Full brown leather, spine with raised bands. The small map is offered as an option in the tariff engraved on the title.

Condition: worn binding, inner hinge apparent at the beginning of the volume.