[ Autographs ] JEAN-BAPTISTE COLBERT (1619 - 1683) French politician who engineered the downfall of Fouquet, created the French navy and merchant marine, built roads and canals and instituted the colonial civil code. Scarce A.D.S. 1p. 8vo., [Paris], 1681, in French. Untranslated but with reference to the submission of an account. One light dampstain, otherwise very good, matted with an engraving and ready to frame.