The French Constitution As Finally Settled by the National Constituent Assembly and Presented to the King The 3rd Sept 1791 [&] An Answer to the Declaration of the King of England. Representing his motives for carrying on The Present War and His Conduct Towards France [&] Report on the Commission of Arts to the First Consul Bonaparte, on the Antiquities of Upper Egypt and the present state of all the Temples, Palaces etc

Contemporary half calf over marbled boards containing 5 bound in pamphlets and texts. Front board attached but fragile over gutters. Lower board present but no longer attached. Spine panel good, titled ‘Pamphlets’ over red ground. Text block binding square and sound. Endpapers clean. Contents in good condition with expected age toning throughout. Bound in, in the following order are:

1. ‘The French Constitution As Finally Settled by the National Constituent Assembly and Presented to the King The 3rd Sept 1791, William Porter: Dublin, 1791. First English Edition. Authored by Thomas Christie. A 59 pp. section from ‘Letters on the Revolution of France, and on the New Constitution Established by the National Assembly Occasioned by the Publications of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke M.P. and Alexander de Calonne, Late Minister of State. Vol. II Part 1’. Includes the title page of Volume II Part 1 plus title page and section titled ’. In good condition. ‘John Buchanan’ written in contemporary hand to top of title page. 59 pp.

2. An Answer to the Declaration of the King of England. Representing his motives for carrying on The Present War and His Conduct Towards France, Paris, 2nd year of the French Republic [1794]. Sometimes attributed to Thomas Paine. ‘’. Title page in good condition. 23 pp. collated and complete.

3. ‘Report on the Commission of Arts to the First Consul Bonaparte, on the Antiquities of Upper Egypt and the present state of all the Temples, Palaces......’ J Debrett: London, 1800.Title page in good condition. Advertisement. 104 pp. collated and complete.

4. ‘Constitution de la Republique Francaise Proposee au Peuple Francais Par la Convention Nationale’. J de Boffe and J Debrett: London & Paris, 1795. Half title page suffers loss to top third. Full title page in good condition. 52 pp. collated and complete.

5. ‘Precis Historique de la Campagne du General Massena Dans les Grisons et en Helvetie’, Vatar Jouannet: Paris, An VII. No. 193.. Title page and Avant Propos in good condition. 74 pp. collated and complete.