De la liberté.

French manuscript on paper, c. 21,5 x 14 cm, 308 ff., written on rectos only, fully interleaved, some pen corrections (some spotting, 1st quires loose).

Cont. quarter leather, gilt flat spine, marbl. endpapers (worn, joints split, covers almost loose). In good condition.

Apparently unrecorded extensive philosophical essay on freedom, state and society, on poverty etc., rarely citing names (but on f. 187 Tocqueville and Humboldt are named) or specific cases. Slavery is mentionned (“des planteurs et des nègres”) and the rights of women are explicitly stated (ff. 277-278 “il n’y a pas d’autre moyen pour couper court à ce mal, que de reconnaître aux femmes les mêmes droits reconnues aux hommes, et de les faire protéger par la loi, comme les autres personnes”) as well as the right to education for children (f. 280 “l’obligation d’une instruction générale”).