FRENCH CROWN JEWELS INVENTORY (FRENCH CROWN JEWELS.)

[Bion, Jean-Marie; et al.] Inventaire des Diamans, de la Couronne, Perles, Pierreries, Tableaux, Pierres Grav‚es, et autre Monumens... existans au Garde-Meuble. 2 volumes in 1. 8vo, contemporary calf with gilt coat-of-arms of the De Rothesay family on covers, moderately worn; lacks half-title for Volume 2; additional bookplate. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1791 3,000-4,000$ first edition. "By order of the National Assembly, this inventory of the crown jewels, engraved gems, and other precious objects stored in the Garde Meuble in Paris was conducted after the Revolution... It systematically lists all items, with brief descriptions, weights where appropriate, and esteemed values... Extremely important historical document"--Sinkankas 651.