154-GAUDIN (Martin-Michel-Charles). Memoirs, souvenirs, opinions and writings, by a former minister, ex-deputy, governor of the Bank of France. Paris, Baudouin, 1826, 2 vol. in-8, III-336 pp. and 599 pp. with numerous tables including 1 fold-out, red morocco, ribbed spine, green morocco trim on boards surrounded by gilt foliage, arms in center, interior lace (Petit). Original edition. "Highly technical, these memoirs naturally aim to justify Gaudin's management, which had been under attack during the Restoration. They are nonetheless of great importance for the history of imperial finance". Tulard, 600. Enclosed in the same binding: A. PORTALIS. Essai sur la vie et l'administration du Duc de Gaëte, Ministre des Finances de l'Empire. Paris, Imprimerie de Duverger, 1842. A very fine copy bearing the arms of Victor de Swerts.