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Important work which drew the attention of Voltaire and Turgot
DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Pierre Samuel du.Philosophie de l'univers.    Troisième édition. Augmentée de plusieurs notes, et d'une table des matières. Paris, Goujon fils, Fructidor an VII (1799). 8vo. Later half calf, spine gilt with title lettered in gold on red morocco label, speckled edges. Full-page engraved author's portrait for frontispiece by I.J Cathelin after J. Ducreux. 339 (1) pp. Third, enlarged edition of this important work on the national economy of France by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739 -1817), a French noblemen, writer, economist, and government official whose writings on the national economy had drawn the attention of intellectuals like Voltaire and Turgot. He was initially a supporter of the French Revolution and served as president of the National Constituent Assembly. The work starts with 'Oromasis. Poëme'. The main text starts on page 37/38 with a separate titlepage reading 'Principes et recherches sur la philosophie de l'univers. Lettre à Mr. et Mme. Lavoisier.'. Du Pont de Nemours was amongst those who physically defended Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette from a mob besieging the Tuileries Palace in Paris during the insurrection of August 10, 1792. He was condemned to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror, but his execution was still pending when Robespierre fell on 9 Thermidor and he was spared. After his house was sacked by a mob in 1797 during the events of 18 Fructidor (September 4, 1797), he and his entire family left for the United States in 1799. They hoped (but failed) to found a model community of French exiles. In the United States, he developed strong ties with industry and government, in particular with Thomas Jefferson. Pierre engaged in informal diplomacy between the United States and France during the reign of Napoleon. He was the originator of an idea that eventually became the Louisiana Purchase, as a way to avoid French troops landing in New Orleans, and possibly sparking armed conflict with U.S. forces. Eventually, he would settle in the U.S. permanently; he died there in 1817. Fine copy.- (Few minor defects to binding).
Einaudi 1673; Barbier III, 876c; not in Kress, nor Cat. Goldsmith.
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