Collection Of Edicts, Declarations, Arrests And Regulations Concerning La Ferme Du Tabac De Lorraine

ANONYMOUS - Collection of edicts, declarations, arrests and regulations concerning the Lorraine & Barrois tobacco farm. Nancy, Chez Lesure & Drouin, 1752; in-4, about 500 pp., full contemporary calfskin binding, spine decorated with 5 nerves, edges painted red. Book bringing together many edicts on trade, trafficking, taxes, rules for the storage and manufacture of tobacco in Lorraine. In all ninety-two detailed judgments delivered by Leopold I. These decrees govern fraud, smuggling and the finances that this plant provides for the Duchy of Lorraine. These judgments were published between December 1703 and May 1752. They are preceded by a chronological table which greatly helps in understanding the many case law and contradictory judgments. Rare meeting on tobacco in Lorraine.