DROIT / " Traité des Injures " by François DAREAU (Guéret 17 - Lot 5

DROIT / " Traité des Injures " by François DAREAU (Guéret 1736 - 1784, avocat), Paris, Prault 1775, period binding in fawn basane, 5-rib spine decorated and gilt, xxiv p (preliminaries) and 501 p plus 3 p of approbation (9.5 x 15 cm, small lacks on spine), rare first edition, handwritten bookplate of E.-Daniel Grand, Quai des Grands-Augustins, archivist-paleographer - First work devoted to this subject - After defining the various aspects of insults in general terms, Dareau analyzes insults by writing, by action, by omission, and studies in detail : public insults against God (blasphemy, sacrilege, sorcery, heresy), insults against the sovereign, against good morals, insults against ecclesiastics, soldiers, jurists, writers (he elaborates by talking about plagiarism and literary swindles), insults against burghers, women, parents, masters and servants etc. are also discussed.