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14599the rest of the letter in French with translation asking his correspondent to oblige him "by putting the enclosed letter into the hands of the Duchesse de Sagan" Dorothée 1793-1862 daughter of the Duke of Courland in the Baltic and who married Talleyrand's nephew in 1809 and to lay his homage "at Milady's feet with my wishes for her safe journey" with a biographical note signed 'V. Fox Novr. 1852' at the foot of the first three sides Fox has also added the year to the letter 1 side 8vo. Paris 'Wednesday evening'no date The young Decazes was a magistrate in the South-West of France then moved to Paris. Immediately after Waterloo as Captain of a Company of the National Guard he seized and closed the Palais-Bourbon 8th July 1815 thus ending the Provisional Government's opposition to Louis XVIII's return. When the Duc de Richelieu retired as Chief Minister in 1818 Decazes formed a new ministry with General Dessolle as nominal president and himself as Minister of the Interior and Police. In the outcry following the assassination of the King's nephew the Duc de Berri 13th February 1820 he had to resign and was sent by Louis XVIII as ambassador to England 1820-1821. unknown
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5226Ministere de l'Interieur Paris 14 April 1819. In French. Two pages fol. secretarial hand signed by Decazes. He is appoijmting Inspectors "travail" and "surveillance" to ensure the proper operation of the Exposition "des produits de l'industrie francaise qui doit avoir lieu au Louvre le 25 Avril prochain". He recalls that his correspondent was responsible at the Exposition of 1806 for "toutes les operations concernant la classification des produits et leur distribution . . .". He appoints him "Inspecteur de la prochaine Exposition pour le classement de tous les objets qui y seront admise et pour leur distribution et arrangement". He reveals his confidence. See Image. Ministere de l'Interieur, Paris, 14 April 1819. unknown
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181991153S.l. s.n. 1819. First edition of this important document on penal reform from whence the famous statement "the law must follow the convicted man into the prison where it has sent him" originated later quoted by Foucault in Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison published on 21 December 1819. Decazes 1780-1860 was the Minister Secretary of State at the Department of the Interior under Louis XVIII; his report discusses previous prison legislation with particular reference to diet and the separation of the sexes. WorldCat lists just five copies in institutional holdings worldwide only one of which is located outside of France Harvard. Quarto 240 x 196 mm. Contemporary blue coated paper wrappers. With glassine dust jacket. Title hand written in ink to spine. Spine and rear of glassine wrappers browned paper wrappers a little marked with a few creases and small tears to spine contents evenly browned with some spotting overall a very good copy. unknown
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1982238879Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1982. First edition first printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Gentle toned top edge else fine in near fine dust jacket with 3" closed tear and wear to rear flap fold. Full color photographs by Daisy Decazes. Inscribed and dated by photographer on half title.<br /> <br /> Inscribed by Bob Hefner founder of The GHK Companies pioneer of 1970s and 80s natural gas drilling and inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
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1982PT-6Norman OK.: University of Oklahoma Press 1982. Historical commentary of the region by Dr. Barnowski interlaced by strikingly vivid photographs by French-born free-lance photographer Decazes recalls the deep rooted pioneer history that shaped the land today. Approx. 200 pgs. Illustrated. Signed by Decazes. Dustjacket in mylar. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. University of Oklahoma Press Hardcover