"Gillet - Pleas And Other Works Of François-pierre Gillet Lawyer. 1718."
GILLET (François-Pierre) - Pleas and other works of François-Pierre Gillet lawyer in parliament. New edition. Paris, Chez Gabriel Martin, 1718; in-4, 628 + 671 pp., contemporary full blond calfskin bindings, spine with 5 raised bands, marbled edges, gilt stamped title. 19th century Larousse. The 2 volumes. Gillet (François-Pierre or Henri), French jurisconsult, born in Lyon in 1648, died in Paris in 1720, was the son of a prosecutor in the parliament of Paris. François-Pierre exercised his profession as a lawyer with great success in Paris. He also wrote a Discourse on the genius of the French language. Beautiful condition.