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]. 2 parts. 4to. 15; 12p. Unbound. Outer margins a little damp stained. Tiny holes in inner margins. First edition of both parts, very rare. A famous plan for the founding of an institution for the relief of the disabled, sick and poor people, based upon the principle of mutual benefit. This plan has been recognized as an early example of a Friendly Society. 'C'est le plus ancien projet de Piarron de Chamousset, qui a en vue non pas seulement les indigents, mais les malades de toutes conditions, particulierement ceux (les isoles - celibataires, militaires, marchands, etc.) qui ne sont ni assez riches pour se faire soigner chez eux, ni assez pauvres pour les maisons de charite. Cet etablissement ouvert a tous serait egalement proportionne a tous (differentes categories de chambres, dortoirs), et les traitements seraient dispenses equitablement sans tenir compte de la somme allouee' (INED). Chamousset was head of the Chambre des comptes, fysician and inventor - known as the initiator of the Petite Poste, a local postal service in Paris, He was also one of the greatest philanthropists of the eighteenth century, admired by among others Rousseau and Voltaire. He spent his fortune on projects for poor relief and medical care for the lower classes. *Einaudi 4434. INED 3573 (the first part only). Not in Kress, Goldsmiths' or Granier. N° de ref. del artículo 31002
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