1790 – Morel de Vinde on Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme | French Revolution Commentary

Les Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen by Charles Morel de Vinde is a first edition, French Revolution-era commentary on the famed Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen or Declaration of the Rights of Man. De Vinde, a royalist, provided this commentary during the first phases of the French Revolution in which he examined civic ideas against the royalty.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Les Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen : mise à la portée de tout le monde
• Author(s): Charles Morel de Vindé
• Publisher: Lille, C.L. De Boubers
• Edition: ca. 1790
• Binding: Softcover, modern rebind
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  5 in x 3.25 in (12.7 x 8.3 cm)
• Collation: 102 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Commentary on the Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen
  • Reflections on religion, civic duty, and property
  • Discussion of moral obligations in the revolutionary context

Condition:

Good. Modern softcover rebind with secure text block. Pages complete and generally clean, with light age toning and mild staining on preliminary leaves.

Why Collect This?

• A rare a royalist interpretation of the Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme
• Printed during the French Revolution

Item Number: # 29696