Armorial bookplate of the Bibliothque de Mouchy in each volume. This is an important political treatise by Necker, minister of finance under Louis XVI, whose dismissal in part led to the storming of the Bastille. His inability to deal with France's finances after the Revolution led to his retirement in 1790. Necker was a big supporter of the American Revolutionary War, and the father of Madame de Staël. In this work he discusses executive power in France, America, and some of the smaller European states. He compares at length the French constitution of 1791 and the new American Constitution, discussing the separation of powers of the various branches of government. Cioranescu 47920. Einaudi 4100. Goldsmiths 15477. Not in Sabin, despite the extensive American content.