The French economist Jacques Savary de Brûlons (1664—1716) was the Inspector General of the Manufactures for the King at the Paris Customs who, for his personal use, created an alphabetical list of all objects subject to duty. Later, this work formed the basis for his dictionary. After his death, it was published by his brother, Louis-Philémon Savary.

The publication is in French.

You can tell the book is from the Yusupov library based on several features: the family bookplate with a picture of a lion; the Latin ‘Y’ on the cover; a call number assigned back in the owners’ days. Most books from the Yusupov library have a half leather binding. There are also editions with three embossed lilies on the cover. These copies were printed by the Imprimerie Impériale (the French royal printing house) and were part the Napoleon’s wagon train. They ended up in Yusupov’s possession after the Patriotic War of 1812. Most of the books have amazing endsheets, i.e., marbled paper, “peacock feather” prints, etc.