Essay about the Annexation of Avignon to France – Paris, 1789 – A Special Chapter about the Jews of Avignon

Essay about the Annexation of Avignon to France – Paris, 1789 – A Special Chapter about the Jews of Avignon
De la restitution du Comtat Venaissin, des ville et Etat d'Avignon; motion imprimee sous l'autorisation de l'Assemblee Nationale, par son Decret du 21 novembre 1789 [Restoration of the county of Venaissin, of the city and state of Avignon, printed with the permission of the National Assembly according to the order of November 21, 1789], by Charles François Bouche. Paris: Baudouin, 1789. French.
Essay by Charles François Bouche (1737–1795), French historian, politician, and revolutionary, calling for the restoration of the Avignon district to France after centuries during which it was a salient of the Papal State (and even served as the residence of seven popes). One chapter of the essay, which is devoted to the Jews of the district, sheds light on the history of the Jewish community, their legal and social status, the various restrictions and prohibitions placed upon them, and the rights that they should be given after annexation, in the spirit of enlightenment and of the French Revolution.
40 pp., 21.5 cm. Overall good–fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears and open tears at the edges of several leaves (most of them minor, with no damage to the text. Two tears are reinforced with tape). New binding and endpapers.