Oeuvres de M. de Chamousset, contenant ses projets d'humanite, de bienfaisance et de patriotisme; precedees de son eloge, dans lequel on trouve une analyse suivie de ses ouvrages; par M. l'abbe Cotton des-Houssayes.

CHAMOUSSET, Claude Humbert Piarron de (1717- 1754)

Published by Paris, de l'imprimerie de Ph.D.Pierres 1783

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. 2 volumes. [IV],8,CXL,366; [IV],376,[4]p. With folding table to volume 1 and 8 large folding tables at end of volume 2. Contemp. mottled calf, marbled endpapers and edges, volume labels gone, some wear. First edition thus. A collective edition of the author's memoirs on pauperism and the care for the poor and sick, partly hitherto unpublished. The author was one of the greatest philanthropists of the eighteenth century, admired by among others Rousseau and Voltaire. He is best known for his project of a maison d'association', which has been recognized as an early example of a Friendly Society. It would guarantee each associated member all help needed in case of sickness or distress, not only for the poor and homeless, but also for those who are to rich for charity but can not afford home nursing. The present volumes include several memoirs related to this project, on which he also spent a part of his fortune. Among the other memoirs are plans for the reform of the Hotel-Dieu in Paris, a political memoir on the children' (with proposals for the colonization of Louisiana!), a plan for the management of the hospitals and the banishment of mendicancy, suggestions for better water and the promotion of public health, etc. etc. Part of these pieces were published separately, but they are extremely difficult to find, and it seems nowadays almost impossible to get a complete collection. *INED 1209 (this edition) and 3570/5 (separately issued pieces). Not in Kress (two separately issued pieces 6747 and S.4093). Not in Einaudi (a separately issued piece 4434). Granier 361. Higgs 1500 note. Coquelin & Guillaumin I,p.328. Lichtenberger p.327-9. Seller Inventory # 19610

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Title: Oeuvres de M. de Chamousset, contenant ses ...

Publisher: Paris, de l'imprimerie de Ph.D.Pierres 1783

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition