16-BARBIER. Chronique de la Régence et du règne de Louis XV, (1718-1763) ou journal de Barbier, avocat au Parlement de Paris. New complete edition conforming to the author's autograph manuscript, accompanied by notes and clarifications and followed by an index. Paris, Charpentier, 1885, 8 vol. in-12, red half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head (period binding). "An essential source. A free and independent spirit, concerned with accuracy, well-informed thanks to his connections, Barbier provides first-rate testimony on the affairs of the time, in particular on the movements of public opinion and the facts of mentality in Paris." Michel Antoine, Louis XV. A good copy. Rousseurs.