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First edition, complete in six volumes. An extremely important pre-Revolutionary publication, issued just months before the fateful convocation of the Estates-General of 1789. This six-volume set assembles extensive historical accounts and documentary evidence concerning the French Estates-General and other national assemblies, tracing their precedents, procedures, and constitutional significance. Printed under the false imprint âLa Hayeâ but in fact published in Paris by Buisson, the set reflects the atmosphere of 1788 â" a France on the brink of political crisis, where public discourse turned urgently to questions of representation, sovereignty, and the rights of the nation. Volumes like this were intended as both historical compendia and political armaments, providing deputies and pamphleteers with the ammunition to challenge absolute monarchy and shape a new constitutional order. The survival of all six volumes together, in matching contemporary bindings, is scarce. The gilt spines, though rubbed, retain their decorative appeal, and the interiors are generally crisp with only light toning. Institutionally, this work is held in major research libraries and is frequently cited in scholarship on the political culture of 1788â"1789. For collectors of Revolutionary France, this is a cornerstone piece: a tangible artifact of the intellectual and constitutional debates that directly led to the French Revolution. Complete six-volume 1788 edition of Des Ătats GĂ nĂ raux et autres AssemblĂ es Nationales, published on the eve of the Revolution, a foundational text in the debates leading to 1789. Good; bindings rubbed and spines worn at extremities, but sound; interiors generally clean, occasional light foxing; marbled endpapers intact. Contemporary half calf over mottled boards, spines gilt in compartments with ornamental tools and titles in gilt, marbled endpapers. Some rubbing and wear to spine caps and corners, but bindings uniform and attractive.