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Ordonnance du Roi, concernans les Procureur & Economes-gerans des habitations situees aux Isles sous le Vent. Du 17 Decembre 1784
Paris, Chez P.G. Simon, & N.H. Nyon. 1785, First Edition. 4to, marbled boards, red morocco spine. Pp 12, with ornamental head-piece. The king proposes to rectify abuses which have crept into the "gestions des habitations a Saint-Domingue." A series of enlightened, detailed instructions on the management of properties, many with absentee landlords, with an interesting chapter on the "Nourriture, habillement, chatiment des Negres esclaves." A fine copy.
Offered for US$ 544.50 by: Kew Books Caxton - Book number: 2292
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