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175483910Pierre Marteau 1754. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. A novel in letters. Full leather binding. Covers edgeworn and a little dry. Some stainging first few pages. Pierre Marteau hardcover
1793005494341Printed By David Niven for J. Duncan & Son 1793. Leather Binding. Fair/No Jacket. 2 volumes. Bound in period full brown tree calf volume I lacks front board and text through title page text starts with iii 'An account of the life.'; some rubbing and foxing; ink name in volume II spines and boards rubbed. Sold 'with all faults'. Printed By David Niven for J. Duncan & Son unknown
1787NN5663No publisher 1787. ~Old inscription to 1/2 title page. Full mottled calf triple gilt frames to boards. Gilt decoration to spine. Piece missing from rear board near top of spine. Marbled endpapers uncracked at gutters. All edges gilt. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Hardcover. Hardcover. Good. 349pp. 12 x 7.5cm. No publisher Hardcover
1764008185AMSTERDAM AND LEIPSICK: CHEZ ARKSTEE ET MERKUS 1764. NEW EDITION . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed and lightly marked owners bookplate on front pastedown ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper prelims lightly foxed some light mellowing to pages otherwise Clean throughout. Good. <br/> <br/> CHEZ ARKSTEE ET MERKUS hardcover
1764008187AMSTERDAM AND LEIPSICK: CHEZ ARKSTEE ET MERKUS 1764. NEW EDITION . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed and lightly marked owners bookplate on front pastedown ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper prelims lightly foxed some light mellowing to pages otherwise Clean throughout. Good. <br/> <br/> CHEZ ARKSTEE ET MERKUS hardcover
178513082Amsterdam: Publisher Not Stated. Good. 1785. New Edition. Hardcover. Nouvelle Edition Tome Quatrieme. Revue corrigee & augmentee de plusieurs Pieces qui n'avoient pas paru jusqu'a present . Full leather spine with five raised bands. Gilt decorated panels with two spine lables. Page edges dyed red. Marbled endpapers. Slight spine head loss. Front hinge starting with cover firmly attached. First three leaves with a damp stain. Philosophy; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 579 pages . Publisher Not Stated hardcover
17507433no publisher stated Londres nd c 1750. edition. Hardback. Calf G. ii136pp engraved title & frontis 8 vignette engravings binding very worn with hinges cracked & all edges rubbed small hole in title page affecting 1 character slight browning illustrations quite bright. Fair copy of a french printing of Le Temple but given a London imprint. In need of a little TLC. no publisher stated, Londres hardcover
1761181173Amsterdam & Leipzig.: Arkstee & Merkus. 1761. Later mottled boards leather spine label red edges. Very good a well-preserved copy with only very light wear to corners old ink name to ffep. 12mo. 16.5x10.5 cm. French text. Title page printed in red and black. weight: 0.6 lb. Arkstee & Merkus. hardcover
1749BOOKS202277Lausanne: Marc-Michel Bousquet & Comagnie. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1749. Revised. Leather. Considerations on the causes of the granduer of the Romans and their decadence new re-examined edition corrected & increased by l' author has which one joined a dialogue De Sylla and D' Eucrate . 0 cover rubbed and dry hinges cracked but tight . Marc-Michel Bousquet & Comagnie hardcover
1768210401768. A Florence et se trouve ˆ Paris chez Vincent / chez Durand 1768. 3 parties reliÂŽes en un vol. au format in-12 173 x 103 mm de xvii - 384 pp. Reliure d'attente de l'ÂŽpoque de plein cartonnage gris. Edition en partie originale. ''Ces Lettres sont propres ˆ faire conna”tre quelques circonstances de la vie de Montesquieu ses liaisons ÂŽtrangÂres. on y trouve souvent des choses intÂŽressantes des anecdotes curieuses de ces traits de lumiÂre cette lÂŽgÂretÂŽ et ces saillies qui sont le caractÂre des ouvrages de ce grand homme''. La seconde partie de l'ouvrage est occupÂŽe une importante rÂŽponse aux observations sur l'Esprit des lois. Cioranescu II Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise au XVIIIÂme 46254 pour l'originale de 1767 - QuÂŽrard VI La France littÂŽraire p. 241. Angles et coupes ÂŽlimÂŽs. Dos prÂŽsentant des marques d'usage. Quelques rousseurs ou petites t‰ches dans le texte. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
1744115301Cologne : Chez Pierre Marteau 1744. 165x100mm. 196 69Êpages reliure veau de lՎpoque dos ˆ nerfs piÂce de titre et fleurons dorÂŽs charniÂre droit fendue tache sur le plat supÂŽrieur. Notes manuscrites sur page de garde e.a. Ã’achetÂŽ ˆ Marseille chez le libraire Tauvel au cours ce 10 fÂŽvrier 1760 David Bridel Minis.Ó 311 Chez Pierre Marteau unknown
179546004Paris: Favre / B.-Duchesne 1795. Very Good. Paris: Chez Favre / B.-Duchesne 1795. Nouvelle Édition. Small 12mo; full contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf gilt spine all edges gilt marbled endpapers; vi140pp. collated complete; steel engraved frontispiece. Leather a bit scuffed at margins rubbing to spine onlay affecting gilt lettering else Very Good internally bright and sound. <br /> <br /> Updated edition of this volume of three short tales by Montesquieu. Publication date "An IV" following the Revolution presumably around 1795 to 1796. Favre / B.-Duchesne unknown
1760500043779Amsterdam: Arkstee et Merkus 1760. New Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. volume 1 loss to surface parts leather volume 2 loss bottom spine maps in rear of volume 4 volume 5 hinge cracking spine worn ex Dublin College library <br/> <br/> Arkstee et Merkus hardcover
1743111062Cologne : Chez Pierre Marteau 1743. 163x95mm. 215Êpages plein veau de lՎpoque dos ˆ nerfs piÂce de titre fleurons dorÂŽs tranches jaspÂŽes usures aux coins autrement bon ÂŽtat. 308 Chez Pierre Marteau unknown
17811103040096Chez Arkstee et Merkus Amsterdam 1781. Leather Bound. Very Good. Volumes II and V only. Volume II 4 295 3 pp. Volume V 4 527 3 pp. 12mo. Clean unmarked pages with red edges no foxing. Title pages have a hole where the volume number should befrom previous owner. Tight binding. Covers and spines bound in high quality contemporary leather. Corners lightly bumped. Spines in very good condition six compartments separated by raised ridges bright gilt letters and decorations. Hardcover. See our pictures of these volumes. Ships daily. Chez Arkstee et Merkus, Amsterdam hardcover
1769995B40Paris: Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1769 . Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4". Not Stated. Full-calf original French edition of Montesquieu's significant glimpse into the rise and fall of the Roman empire. Bound in brown full calf.In the original French. Title can be translated to Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline. From prominent French historian and philosopher Charles de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu. First published anonymously in 1734 this detailled text on the complete lifespan of the Roman empire is an important work in the study of the field later inspiring Edward Gibbon's six-volume 1776 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The revised version came in 1748 which Montesquieu crafted himself from his own notes at the time of original publication this 1769 work being a new edition published posthumously. Bound in brown full calf. Contemporary inscription to rear of front free endpaper followed by annotations presumably by the same hand to the rear of the title page. Externally very smart with slight bumping and rubbing minor loss of leather most noticeably along joints and to spine head and tail and a few scattered marks to boards. Internally firmly bound. A few small tears to page edges mainly to page 3. Generally bright and clean copy with light discolouration and the odd spot throughout and heavier spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good Aux dépens de la Compagnie hardcover
17964331Paris: De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné 1796. This leather-bound portfolio with a gilt mosaic design and a paper label on the front cover and spine contains 11 engraved plates. These are the frontispiece and ten engravings by Regnault from the 1796 edition of Montesquieu's Temple de Gnide. The engravings were etched by Bertaux and finished by De Ghendt Patas Halbou Baquoy Lingée Ponce and Le Barbier. Each etching measures 11 cm x 7 cm and is mounted on a 24 cm x 16 cm card. The portfolio measures 27 cm x 17 cm. The plates are in excellent condition with just a little handling and only a few small spots of foxing. The backing card is in good condition slightly darkened. The portfolio is clean and attractive but has a few marks to the interior and has been repaired with archival tape to the spine. . Ce portefeuille relié en cuir avec un motif mosaïqué doré et une étiquette en papier sur le premier plat et sur le dos contient 11 planches gravées. Il s'agit du frontispice et de dix gravures de Regnault tirées de l'édition de 1796 du Temple de Gnide de Montesquieu. Les gravures ont été gravées à l'eau-forte par Bertaux et terminées par De Ghendt Patas Halbou Baquoy Lingée Ponce et Le Barbier. Chaque gravure mesure 11 cm x 7 cm et est collée sur une carte de 24 cm x 16 cm. Le portfolio mesure 27 cm x 17 cm. Les planches sont en excellent état avec juste un peu de manipulation et seulement quelques petites rousseurs. La carte de support est en bon état légèrement assombrie. Le portfolio est propre et attrayant mais présente quelques marques à l'intérieur et a été réparé avec du ruban adhésif d'archivage au dos. Une belle collection. De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné hardcover
1760780P37Amsterdam: Francois Grasset 1760. Vellum. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. An early edition of Montesquieu's satirical novel poking fun at the French society of the eighteenth century a popular epistolary novel. In the original French.Montesquieu's popular satirical epistolary novel satirising French society seen through the eyes of two Persian visitors. In this novel the Persian narrators criticize the absurdities of French society of the day.By Charles-Louis de Secondat the Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu a man of letters historian and political philosopher.This volume is part of a wider 'Oeuvres' series of Montesquieu. In a full vellum binding. Externally with some light marks and discolouration to the boards and spine as is usual with a vellum binding. A little loss to the spine label. Small chip to the rear board. Hinges are strained. Bound without endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Prior owner's ink to the recto and verso of the half-title. Good Francois Grasset hardcover
173031637Cologne: Chez Pierre Marteau 1730. Leather. Very Good. 1730 Cologne. A Very Good copy. 12mo. 172 187 pp. bound in speckled calf. Both volumes 1 and 2 bound in one book. Leather is split at lower and upper spine; edges tips and spine rubbed. Text is clean and bright; binding is solid. Text in French. This richly evocative novel-in-letters tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country-the modern Iran-to journey to Europe in search in wisdom. As they travel they write home to wives and eunuchs in the harem and to friends in France and elsewhere. Chez Pierre Marteau unknown
1730300001565Jean-Baptiste Coignard 1730. 1730. Jean-Baptiste Coignard unknown
1763416748-XZ20Amsterdam/Leipzig : Arkstee and Merkus 1763. Hardcover. Fair. Corrected enlarged impression Amsterdam and Leipzig Arkstee and Merkus 1763. The first 3 of 4 volumes. Contemporary calf bindings with raised bands and paper pasted on covers foldable maps 8vo. A nice but incomplete set of this attractive and rare edition of Montesquieu which includes his ideas on the Trias Politica. In this text Montesquieu explores the relationship between laws and social variables like climate religion and commerce. It contains his definitive theory on the separation of powers the Trias Politica which heavily influenced the constitution of the US and other modern democratic nations. This 1763 Amsterdam edition is sought after for its typographical quality and its place in the 18th-century exchange of ideas.; Edges and corners spine and cover worn. Amsterdam/Leipzig : Arkstee and Merkus hardcover
1735965P1Amsterdam: Jaques Desbordes 1735. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. The second edition of this important work on the Roman Empire by Montesquieu a work which inspired Gibbon in his 'Decline and Fall'. The second edition of this popular work which was first published in Amsterdam in 1734. In the original French.'Considerations sur les Causes de la Grandeur des Romains et de leur Decadence' is a significant contribution to the study of the Romans a concise historical essay which explores the "causes of the greatness of their Romans and their decline". Such was the influence of this work that it inspired Edward Gibbon in his 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'.By Montesquieu a French political philosopher. He originally intended to only write a few pages of the subject however finding himself overwhelmed with information he expanded to explore the beginnings of the Roman Republic up to the decay of the late Roman Empire.Publisher's woodcut device to the title page. Collated complete. In a full calf binding. Externally a little worn and rubbed. A small amount of loss to the fore edge of the front board and to the front joint and to the head and tail of the spine. Light marks and discolouration to the boards. Lacking a spine label. Minor bumping and loss of leather to the extremities. Small tears to the head and tail of the rear joint. Front hinge is strained. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Edge wear to the title and contents page resulting in small chips. The occasional ink annotation to the margins. Good Jaques Desbordes hardcover
176777868Londres: Au dépens de l'editeur 1767. Hardcover. Good. The letters LIV LV & LVII suppressed in some editions are included here but numbered LV-LVI LVIII. 12mo: 249 3 pp. Period full calf binding with a red calf spine label decorative gilt stamping and five raised bands. Some occasional light foxing with a bit of chipping along the extremities of each flyleaf. The bookplate of Charles Carroll 1737-1832 appears on the front pastedown. The binding is darkened along the spine and extremities with expert Kozo paper restoration to the spine and along the joints and shallow loss to the corners and tips. Au dépens de l'editeur hardcover
1764337095Copenhagen & Geneva: Claude Philibert 1764. hardcover. good. 4 volumes. Thick 12mo original tan leather-backed speckled boards. The bindings are quite worn with loss of leather and some cracked joints; ownership information inked on endpapers but otherwise the text is generally clean with some foxing. Copenhagen & Geneva: Chez Claude Philibert 1764. A good only copy.<br/> <br/> Claude Philibert unknown
173597677BB1735 . 2me édition. Amsterdam: Jaques Desbordes 1735. Kl.-8°. 2 277 S. Holzstichvignette auf Titelblatt. Rot/schwarzes Titelblatt. Halbleder. Einband marmoriert. Rückentitel in Goldschrift mit- Filletten. Umlaufender Gelbschnitt. altersgemäss gebräunt; Buchdeckel innen und Vorsätze mit Leimschatten; Rücken beschabt; Kanten etwas berieben; Ecken bestossen; Kopfschnitt angestaubt Charles de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu 1689-1755 Gelehrter. unknown
