Jean Le Rond d' Alembert, Pierre Mouchon, Denis Diderot; Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, MarmontelBiblio.com
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17512605210193Chez Briasson David Le Breton Durand A Paris; Amsterdam 1751 - 1777 1751. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. The Organization of Enlightenment Thought: The Revolution in Ideas. A first edition of this foundational encyclopedia of 18th century knowledge. A massive thirty-five volume set. Large folios volumes 39.5 x 25 cm. Bound in 18th-century French calf. Spines gilt with raised bands. One volume non-uniformly bound in light calf. <br> The set includes: Encyclopedie Paris: 1751-57 & Neuchatel 1765. 17 volumes; Recueil de planches. Paris: 1762-72. 11 volumes 1 2 part I 2 Part II 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11; Supplement a l'Encyclopedie. Paris & Amsterdam: 1776-77. 5 volumes including the Suite de recueil de planches; Table Analytique. Paris: 1780. <br> Profusely illustrated with engraved plates. <br> Diderot's famous Encyclopedie was initially a modest translation of Chambers's Cyclopaedia. It grew as a project into a massive project which attempted to collect human knowledge from a rationalistic perspective instead of by nature or theology. In organizing knowledge from a position where human reason was paramount the supremacy of the Church was imperiled. As a result the Encyclopedie was widely controversial and placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum by the Catholic Church. In discussing fundamental philosophical issues such as on political authority and natural rights articles in the Encyclopedie shifted the basis of governmental authority from the divine right of Kings to radical concepts popular consent was the basis of legitimacy and the ideals of a social contract. The work was banned by the King of France. It spread the foundational ideas of the French Revolution and enlightenment thinkers. "No encyclopaedia perhaps has been of such political importance or has occupied so conspicuous a place in the civil and literary history of its century. It sought not only to give information but to guide opinion." "It was a war machine; as it progressed its attacks on both the church and still more on despotic government as well as Christianity itself became bolder and more undistinguished and it was met with persecution and opposition unparalleled in the the history of encyclopedias." - Encyclopedia Britannica 11th ed p. 1483. "A monument in the history of European thought; the acme of the age of reason; a prime motive force in undermining the ancien regime and in heralding the French Revolution" Printing in the Mind of Man 200. Refs: Grolier/Horblit 25b; Norman 637; PMM 200. <br> Includes: 17 v. : ill. ; 41 cm. supplement 4 volumes plates 11 volumes plates supplement 1 volume. Table Analytique 1 volume. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Chez Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand, A Paris; Amsterdam (1751 - 1777) hardcover
174854277Geneve Barrillot sic! & Fils 1748. 4to. Two lovely contemporary uniform full calf bindings with richly gilt spines gilt title- and tome-labels and single gilt line-borders to boards. Edges of boards blindtooled. Very neatly restored at hinges and corners barely noticeable. 19th century book-plate "FAMA" to inside if front boards. Old handwritten notes in ink to front free end-papers. Some leaves evenly browned as usual. Vol. I with contemporary owner's inscription "B. Heiman/ 1756/ S. st." to verso of title-page. Light inkspotting to half-title and occasional light brownspotting. Vol. II with very small owner's name to verso of front free end-paper: "Mr. Gustavo Horta" and with a worm tract. The worm tract is mostly very small and only in the very top corner of the upper blank margin or as a tiny hole in the inner blank margin towards the hinge. From pp. 493 to 544 the worm tract is larger but still situated in the blank margin outer and far from affecting text at any point. With both half-titles preface vol. 1 and tables of contents. No errata at the end of volume one and no folded map. Woodcut printer's devices to title-pages. 8 XXIV 522; 4 XVI 564 pp. <br/><br/><em>The very rare first edition first issue of Montesquieu's seminal main work "in many ways one of the most remarkable works of the eighteenth century" PMM 197 in which the author presents his theory of constitutional monarchy advocating constitutionalism and the separation of powers and explains human laws and social institutions. The very first printing i.e. the first edition first issue of the present work is of the utmost scarcity. Numerous editions and issues of the work were printed in the months following the first appearance. The present copy has the first issue pointers the two "r"s in "Barrillot" on the title-page no errata. It does not have a folding map as mentioned by Brunet but whether this is actually supposed to be present or not in the first printing has not been established - some bibliographers say that it should not be there.Montesquieu began writing this his magnum opus in 1743 by the end of which year he had almost finished the first draft of it. The same year he began the first of two great revisions of it which he finished in 1746. In 1747 he finished his second revision adding several new chapters and chose J. Barrillot from Geneva to publish the work which finally appeared for the first time in November 1748 in two quarto volumes with no mention of author or year. Numerous editions and issues appeared the following months and years and by 1751 22 editions of the work had appeared. Already in 1750 the work was published in English the English editions amounting to 10 by 1773 and by 1801 the work had appeared in both German 1789 Dutch Danish Polish Italian and Russian 1801. The work exercised the greatest of influence both negative and positive and numerous anti-Montesquieu-pamphlets and articles appeared during the last half of the 18th century. Because of the work Montesquieu was also attacked by the Sorbonne as well as in the general assembly of the French clergy and in Rome. In 1751 the work was placed on the Index.As the number of editions translations etc. bears witness to the work provided the greatest of impact on 18th century political thought as well as actual politics and law. In fact few other works can be claimed to possess the same power of influence as this one directly affecting the likes of Tocqueville and Catherine the Great. Although Montesquieu had to defend himself against great thinkers like Voltaire "his theories underlay the thinking which led up to the American and French revolutions and the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated." PMM 197. "Montesquieu was one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Insatiably curious and mordantly funny he constructed a naturalistic account of the various forms of government and of the causes that made them what they were and that advanced or constrained their development. He used this account to explain how governments might be preserved from corruption. He saw despotism in particular as a standing danger for any government not already despotic and argued that it could best be prevented by a system in which different bodies exercised legislative executive and judicial power and in which all those bodies were bound by the rule of law. This theory of the separation of powers had an enormous impact on liberal political theory and on the framers of the constitution of the United States of America." SEP.Kress: 4920; Tchemerzine: VIII 459; PMM 197. </em> hardcover
174869043Geneve: Chez Barrillot & Fills 1748. Full Description:<br> <br> MONTESQUIEU Charles de Secondat Baron de. De l'Esprit des Loix Ou du rapport que les Loix doivent avoir avec la Constitution de chaque Gouvernement les Moeurs le Climat la Religion le Commerce &c. à quoi l'Auteur a ajouté Des recherches nouvelles sur les Loix Romaines touchant les Successions sur les Loix Françoises & sur les Loix Féodales. Geneva: Chez Barrillot & Fils i.e. Paris: Prault n.d. 1748.<br> <br> First edition. With the double "r" spelling of the printer on both title-page as described by Tchemerzine. Two quarto volumes 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches; 247 x 184 mm. 2 blank 8 xxiv 522; 2 blank 4 xvi 564 2 blank pp. Woodcut device on title decorative woodcut tail-pieces. Both volumes with half-titles. Without the errata as is normal for the first edition.<br> <br> Full contemporary acid-treated calf. Each volume with two original tan morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. Spine stamped in gilt. All edges marbled. Outer hinges of both volumes with some repairs. Previous owner's armorial book plate on front paste down of each volume. Some minor rubbing to boards. A few pages of light toning but generally very clean. Previous owner's light unobtrusive pencil marginalia. A very good set. Both volumes housed in a morocco-edged marbled board slipcase.<br> <br> "Finally in 1743 he began De l'Esprit des Loix. It took four years to write and when it was finished almost all his friends advised him not to publish it. Montesquieu paid no attention and it was printed in Geneva in the autumn of 1748. It consists of six main sections the first dealing with law in general and different forms of government and the second with the means of government military matters taxation and so on. The third deals with national character and the effect on it of climate; a subject of peculiar originality and the one most discussed at the time. The fourth and fifth deal with economic matters and religion; the last is an appendix on law-Roman feudal and modern French. The most distinctive aspect of this immense syllabus is its moderation: a quality not designed to achieve official approval in 1748. It is an always original survey which is neither doctrinaire visionary eccentric nor over-systematic. The scheme that emerges of a liberal benevolent monarchy limited by safeguards on individual liberty was to prove immensely influential. his theories underlay the thinking which led up to the American and French revolutions and the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated" Printing and the Mind of Man .<br> <br> En Français dans le texte 138. Kress 4920. Printing and the Mind of Man 197. Tchemerzine VIII p. 460.<br> <br> HBS 69043.<br> <br> $24500. Chez Barrillot & Fills unknown
86165Genève Barillot & fils 1748 Auflage: 1. Halbleder gebunden über 5 Bünden goldgeprägte Rückentitel Lederecken / 2 Bände / Anz. Seiten: XXIV 522 XVI 564 / 21 x 25 cm / Zustand: gut leichte Buchblöcke / mässige EInbände Alters-/ Gebrauchsspuren; Einbände berieben und beschabt à quoi l'Auteur a ajouté Des recherches nouvelles sur les Loix Romaines touchant les Successions sur les Loix Françoises & sur les Loix Féodales. oberes Band 1 und unteres Band 2 Kapital abgewetzt/eingerissen Papier leicht gebräunt und partiell braun- und leicht stockfleckig erste 16 Blätter am Seitenrand wasserfleckig Band 1 wenig Wurmfrass mit minimem Textverlust Bbibliotheksstempel auf Titelblättern Vortiteln und Vorsätzen Besitzereinträge und handschriftliche Nummerierung auf Vorsätzen Genève, Barillot & fils, [1748], Auflage: 1. unknown
176794<p>"Very rare first edition published in Florence by the abbe de Guasco in 1767. It contains among other things three letters against Mme Geoffrin pp. 222-241 which caused the destruction of a large part of the edition by Mme Geoffrin herself who was eagerly looking for copies" Tchémerzine IV 931.</p><p>Tchemerzine IV 931 Cat. James de Rothschild II 1897.</p><p>The abbe de Guasco was "the closest of the familiars and the most appreciated interlocutor of Montesquieu" Catherine Volpilac-Auger Un auteur en quête d'éditeur p. 185</p><p>"The 2 lim. ff. include an engraved frontispiece which represents the two faces of the medal struck in the honor of Montesquieu after the publication of the Esprit des Loix and an engraved title. </p><p>The abbot of Guasco who had a regular correspondence with Montesquieu had this volume printed in Florence in 1767. There he published three letters against Mme Geoffrin pp. 222-241 which she deleted from a reprint which she herself had executed under the rubric of Florence and Paris Vincent Durant neveu 1767 in-18. This part of the correspondence is not even found in an infringement executed in Paris the same year. The care which Mme Geoffrin put in seeking in order to destroy them the copies of the true Florentine edition explains why they have become very rare " Émile Picot Cat. James de Rothschild n° 1897.</p><p><b>" <i>Montesquieu's correspondance his most lively work remained unpublished in his lifetime</i> "</b></p><p>Roger Caillois.</p><p>The first edition one of the only books described as "very rare" by Émile Picot in the catalogue of the Rothschild library contains the Letters of Montesquieu addressed to his Italian friends from 21 December 1729 to February 1755 a few days before his death.</p><p>The most spicy part concerns pages 222 to 241 a true indictment against the Parisian "dictatorship" of Madame Geoffrin 1699-1777.</p><p>Her home was one of the busiest of the century in which the offices of mind had such an influence on the literary and philosophical movement.</p><p>In Les Causeries du Lundi Sainte-Beuve she is depicted as follows: "The spirit that Mrs. Geoffrin brought to the comforts and economy of this small empire that she had so widely conceived was a spirit of naturalness accuracy and finesse that descended to the smallest details a clever active and gentle spirit. His activity was among those that are noticed mainly by good order one of those discreet activities that act on all points almost in silence and insensitivity. Mistress of the house she has the eye to everything; she presides; yet she growls but of a rumbling which is only hers; she want us to be silent in time ; she polices her salon. They fear her. Its principle is to intervene only at certain moments. It is then that she places wise maxims pungent tales and anecdotal morality in action usually sharpened by some familiar expression or image".</p><p><b>A wide-margined copy preserved in its publisher's boards as issued.</b></p><p>Provenance : Martelli's family in Florence ex-libris " Sola Virtus vera Nobilitas "</p>
174921444Geneva but Paris: Chez Barrillot et Fils n.d. 1749 1749. Book. Very Good. Full Leather. First Counterfeit Edition ie. Second E. Quarto. Two volumes. Pp. 4 p.l. xxiv 522 2 errata; 2 p.l. i-xvi 564. Complete with half-titles woodcut printer's device to each title and woodcut tail-pieces. Contemporary full mottled calf with triple gilt fillets gilt-tooled spines to a floral design in compartments between raised bands matching red morocco labels gilt marbled endpapers red stained edges. Minor wear to extremities of bindings joints flaking slightly corners slightly exposed discreet repairs to headcaps and lower joints of both volumes tiny piece shaved from upper corner of front free endpaper of first volume armorial bookplate on pastedown but overall an exceptionally clean crisp set internally in handsome and carefully restored bindings. The First Counterfeit Edition ie. Second Edition First Issue of Montesquieu's philosophical masterpiece "The Spirit of Laws". The original edition of Montesquieu's anonymously written work was published in 2 volumes 4to by Barrillot & Fils in Geneva in October 1748 although undated. Its appearance was quickly followed by an unauthorised edition published by Prault in Paris in January 1749 with the false imprint of "Barrillot & Fils Geneva" also undated. There were three issues of this pirated edition only the first containing the errata at the end of the first volume as does this copy. The piracies were distinguishable from the original by the misspelling of Barrillot with one "r" and the absence of the 14 cancels in the original. Within two years of its initial publication Montesquieu's treatise on political liberty had achieved such popularity that he was able to write "Il y a vingt-deux éditions de mon ouvrage répandeus dans toutes l'Europe." Gébelin p.22 . The book generated enormous controversy and its author was accused of atheism in the pages of the influential Jensenist periodical "Nouvelles Ecclésiastiques". In spite of his "Défense" published in 1750 Montesquieu's work was placed on the Index in 1751. Montesquieu died not long after but the principles he advocated in his writings the ideas of freedom and toleration and the natural rights of the individual went on to inspire the French and American Revolutions and provide the philosophical underpinnings of the American Constitution. Tchemerzine VIII 459-460. Kress 4920. PMM 197. Gébelin 2. Chez Bar[r]illot et Fils, n.d. [1749] Hardcover
17772308270001Geneva: Pellet 1777-79; Neuchatel: La Societe Typographique 1777. troisieme. Hardcover. Very Good. The Organization of Enlightenment Thought: The Revolution in Ideas 41 of 45 volumes. Quartos 25 x 19.5 cm. Bound in handsome catspaw calf. All edges red. Good bindings and covers. Clean unmarked pages. Includes Vol. 1-36 of the Encyclopedie important note: lacks 3 text volumes 23 30 31; Vol. 37-38: Recueil de planches pour la nouvelle edition du dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts et des metiers; lacks the final plate volume v.39 Vol. 40-45 Table Analytique Et Raisonnee Des Matieres. <br> Diderot's famous Encyclopedie was initially a modest translation of Chambers's Cyclopaedia. It grew as a project into a massive project which attempted to collect human knowledge from a rationalistic perspective instead of by nature or theology. In organizing knowledge from a position where human reason was paramount the supremacy of the Church was imperiled. As a result the Encyclopedie was widely controversial and placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum by the Catholic Church. In discussing fundamental philosophical issues such as on political authority and natural rights articles in the Encyclopedie shifted the basis of governmental authority from the divine right of Kings to radical concepts popular consent was the basis of legitimacy and the ideals of a social contract. The work was banned by the King of France. It spread the foundational ideas of the French Revolution and enlightenment thinkers. "No encyclopaedia perhaps has been of such political importance or has occupied so conspicuous a place in the civil and literary history of its century. It sought not only to give information but to guide opinion." "It was a war machine; as it progressed its attacks on both the church and still more on despotic government as well as Christianity itself became bolder and more undistinguished and it was met with persecution and opposition unparalleled in the the history of encyclopedias." - Encyclopedia Britannica 11th ed p. 1483. Geneva: Pellet, 1777-79; Neuchatel: La Societe Typographique hardcover
174962678à Genève Geneva Paris: Barillot & fils Durand 1749. Fine. Barillot & fils Durand à Genève Geneva Paris s. d. 1749 19 x 25 cm 2 volumes reliés 188x251cm Second edition in order of publications. Parisian counterfeit published in January 1749 it would have been printed by Prault; the original extraordinarily rare dates from October 1748. This counterfeit is distinguished by a few points: it reproduces the same pagination errors in the preface as in the first edition. The address only has one R in Barillot. There must be a errata sheet at the end of volume I a detail which attests to the first issue of this second edition. Although rare this counterfeit is much easier to find that the earlier 1748 edition which was mainly sold in England. Contemporary binding in full brown sheep spine in five compartments decorated with gilt panels and fleurons title pieces in red morocco triple blind tool frame on the boards gilt roll tooling on the spine-ends all edges red. Three caps and several corners skillfully restored. Emblematic and flagship book of the 18th century @L'Esprit des lois# The Spirit of the Laws namely the principles and trends by which bills become law will have a decisive influence on political life and will be a guide for the writing of the 1791 constitution and that of the United States. Handwritten ex-libris: Madame de Dumesnil. Barillot & fils[ Durand] hardcover
192620423Paris: Jean Terquem. Printed by R. Colouma 1926. Limited Edition. Full decorated morocco. Chemise or dust jacket with morocco spine and narrow morocco flaps that embrace edge of book proper. Slipcase with marbled paper pastedown on all morocco trim around opening. Fine. Charles Martin. Gorgeous Art Deco full morocco binding with decorative green onlays and gilt lines interlaced in a strapwork-like border the design embedding an "M" for Montesquieu. The binding was done by by Mercier Fils et Pere in 1931. The binding exudes an uncommon presence and solidity the raised bands rounded to perfection. The green and gilt spine decoration is a variation of that on the boards flowing vertically from one compartment to the next as if they were tunneled under the raised bands a form of decoration virtually never encountered and here done to stunning effect. All edges gilt. Original wrappers bound in. No. 168 of 265 copies in the limited edition. 4to. 25.5 by 20 cm. xii 294 2 pp. With 20 engraved plates each in two states one colored the other b/w. Leaves are of Vélin de cuves de Rives. The slipcase shows minor wear; the chemise has a few rubbed spots on its raised bands. Overall a beautiful production and our copy of the book itself is near flawless. A penciled note in the front states that this copy was presented by H.R.H. the late Duke of Kent to the Red Cross. Besides the fact it doesn't state when this presentation was made and thus which Duke of Kent might have done so we question why the book would have been so presented and thus discount the written assertion. Jean Terquem. Printed by R. Colouma unknown
17922006<p><strong>A masterpiece of French Enlightenment in Catherine's Russia: very rare early translation of Montesquieu the first illustrated. </strong></p><p>Completed in 1721 this important piece of French literature recounts in 161 letters the experiences of two Persian noblemen Usbek and Rica as they travel through France between 1712 and 1720. The two protagonists write to friends and mullahs commenting on numerous aspects of western Christian society particularly French politics and the Moors ending with a biting satire of the system of John Law.</p><p>The work therefore provides a subtle critique of the Ancien Régime disguised as the observations of naive foreigners. The Lettres persanes was an immediate success and has since been frequently reedited and imitated.</p><p>In Russia the text circulated widely among upper classes but it was available only in the original French or in other western European languages. The first complete Russian translation by Fiodor Pospelov was published in 1789 without any illustration after a few extracts had appeared in 1782. This was followed closely by the present edition with the text newly translated by the retired collegiate councillor Efim Roznotovskii 173792. Interestingly and paradoxically both editions appeared during the heights of the French Revolution which prompted in Catherine's Russia some clampdown on free-thought - the 1789 edition being even published by the State Academy of Sciences! There will not be any further edition in the 18th century.</p><p>Our edition is illustrated on the title page by an interpretation of Dassier's famous profile of Montesquieu captioned with the author's name in Russian. It was engraved by Johann Christoph Nabholz 1752-c. 1796 a German artist who then lived in St. Petersburg and produced many portraits of the aristocracy. This portrait was not included in the extensive study<em> Portraits de Montesquieu. Répertoire analytique</em> by A. Ehrard Presses universitaires Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand 2014.</p><p><strong>Very rare.</strong> WorldCat locates only two copies in the libraries of Harvard and Cambridge Universities while Svod. Kat. mentions 5 copies in Russian libraries.</p><p><strong>Physical description:</strong> Two parts in a vol. small 8vo 19 x 11.5 cm. Title with portrait of Montesquieu engraved by I.K. Nabholz and 563 pp. Contemporary Russian calf black and red morocco label to spine lettered in blind contemporary Russian patterned 'zig-zag' endpapers.</p><p><strong>Condition: </strong>Binding rubbed and worn block a bit shaken but solid; some small marginal repairs to leaves small loss of text 1-2 letters partly restored in contemporary writing on pp. 131-132 134 511-514 corners of pp. 497-498 and 563-564 torn off not affecting text occasional contemporary inscriptions one in different hand from 1935 to upper fly leaf.</p><p><strong>Bibliography:</strong> Obolian. p.632 #264 "Persidskiia pesni"!!; Sopikov 6303; Svod. Kat. XVIII 4334 illustrated; the portrait not mentioned in Rovinskii Slovar Russ. Graverov 461-64.</p> Shnor, Sankt Peterburg,
180239Worcester: Printed by Isaiah Thomas Jun. sold by him and by Mathew Carey Philadelphia; also by the various Booksellers throughout the United States 1802. First US edition. Two volumes. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. Some browning of text generally light. Contemporary signature of "Jos. Allen" on titles. Enclosed in an open-end cloth case. The first American edition of Montesquieu's 1689-1755 classic work of political theory that helped form the American Constitution. Montesquieu first published The Spirit of Laws in 1748 in his native France as De l'esprit des loix anonymously in part because his works were subject to censorship. The book became recognized for its pioneering work on political theory and comparative law and was rapidly translated into other languages and published throughout Europe. Thomas Nugent the influential Irish historian and travel writer published the first English translation in 1750 but in 1751 the Roman Catholic Church placed the work on its Index Librorum Prohibitorum "List of Prohibited Books". Despite the book's censorship it would profoundly influence the American Founding Fathers and other political luminaries including Alexis de Tocqueville. The book was first printed in America by the influential revolutionary war printer and anti-British journalist Isaiah Thomas 1749-1831 and was sold and distributed by Thomas and fellow American printer and economist Mathew Carey 1760-1839. Montesquieu spent nearly twenty-one years researching and writing The Spirit of Laws which covers a wide range of topics including law philosophy government social life and anthropology. Montesquieu's work is perhaps best remembered today for its influential thesis that the best means for promoting and safeguarding political liberty is through a constitutional government that is subject to a separation of powers-an insight that would directly shape the formation of the American constitutional republic. The work also famously argues that successful political institutions must reflect the social and geographical aspects of the communities they govern and that legitimate governments are those that preserve legality and individual civil liberties. This edition was the first to be printed in the newly born United States of America and sets forth Montesquieu's enduring thought in thirty-one books that are divided into six sections. A masterpiece of political theory and sociology and a defining part of American history. Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Jun. sold by him and by Mathew Carey, Philadelphia; also by the various Booksellers throughout the Uni hardcover
180213Worcester: Printed by Isaiah Thomas Jun. sold by him and by Mathew Carey Philadelphia; also by the various Booksellers throughout the United States 1802. First US edition. Two volumes bound as one. Contemporary calf. Re-backed new endpapers hole in upper margin of title and adjacent leaves tear on final leaf affecting a few letters browning and offsetting to pages. Enclosed in an open-end case of brown cloth with leather tips. The first American edition of Montesquieu's 1689-1755 classic work of political theory that helped form the American Constitution. Montesquieu first published The Spirit of Laws in 1748 in his native France as De l'esprit des loix anonymously in part because his works were subject to censorship. The book became recognized for its pioneering work on political theory and comparative law and was rapidly translated into other languages and published throughout Europe. Thomas Nugent the influential Irish historian and travel writer published the first English translation in 1750 but in 1751 the Roman Catholic Church placed the work on its Index Librorum Prohibitorum "List of Prohibited Books". Despite the book's censorship it would profoundly influence the American Founding Fathers and other political luminaries including Alexis de Tocqueville. The book was first printed in America by the influential revolutionary war printer and anti-British journalist Isaiah Thomas 1749-1831 and was sold and distributed by Thomas and fellow American printer and economist Mathew Carey 1760-1839. Montesquieu spent nearly twenty-one years researching and writing The Spirit of Laws which covers a wide range of topics including law philosophy government social life and anthropology. Montesquieu's work is perhaps best remembered today for its influential thesis that the best means for promoting and safeguarding political liberty is through a constitutional government that is subject to a separation of powers-an insight that would directly shape the formation of the American constitutional republic. The work also famously argues that successful political institutions must reflect the social and geographical aspects of the communities they govern and that legitimate governments are those that preserve legality and individual civil liberties. This edition was the first to be printed in the newly born United States of America and sets forth Montesquieu's enduring thought in thirty-one books that are divided into six sections. A masterpiece of political theory and sociology and a defining part of American history. Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Jun. sold by him and by Mathew Carey, Philadelphia; also by the various Booksellers throughout the Uni hardcover
174866821Geneve: Chez Barillot & Fills 1748. One of the Most Remarkable Works of the Eighteenth Century"<br> <br> MONTESQUIEU Charles de Secondat Baron de. De l'Esprit des Loix ou Du rapport que les loix doivent avoir avec la constitution de chaque gouvernement les moeurs le climat la religion le commerce &c. à quoi l'auteur a ajouté. Des recherches nouvelles sur les loix Romaines touchant les Successions sur les Loix Françoises & sur les Loix féodales. Geneve: Chez Barillot & Fils i.e. Paris: Prault n.d. 1748.<br> <br> Second edition first issue same year as first edition 1748 with "Barillot" spelled with one "r" on title and with the errata leaf at the end of Volume I. Two quarto volumes. 8 xxiv 522 1 errata 1 blank; 4 xvi 564 pp.<br> <br> Contemporary calf expertly rebacked with original spines laid down corners and ends of spine renewed. Spines decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments with raised bands and brown and red morocco labels. Gilt board edges marbled endpapers. All edges stained red. Front joint of volume I just starting. Bookplates. Contemporary ink inscriptions o n titles and front fly-leaves. Occasional light marginal spotting. Still a v e r y good copy of this important work.<br> <br> In 1743 Montesquieu began work on De l'Esprit des Loix "one of the most remarkable works of the eighteenth century.It took four years to write and when it was finished almost all his friends advised him not to publish it. Montesquieu paid no attention and it was printed in Geneva in the autumn of 1748. It consists of six main sections the first dealing with law in general and different forms of government and the second with the means of government military matters taxation and s o on. The third deals with national character and the effect on it of climate; a subject of peculiar originality and the one most discussed at the time. The fourth and fifth deal with economic matters and religion; the last is an appendix on law-Roman feudal and modern French. The most distinctive aspect of this immense syllabus is its moderation: a quality not designed to achieve official approval in 1748. It is an always original survey which is neither doctrinaire visionary eccentric nor over-systematic.The scheme that emerges of a liberal benevolent monarchy limited by safeguards on individual liberty was to prove immensely influential.his theories underlay the thinking which led up to the American and French revolutions and the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated" Printing and the Mind of Man. Kress 4920. Tchemerzine VIII p. 460. Printing and the Mind of Man 197 first edition.<br> <br> HBS 66821<br> <br> $3000. Chez Barillot, & Fills unknown
1749elala1368Leyden i.e. Lyon: "Chez Les Libraires Associés 1749. 1749. 2 Volumes in 1. 4to. pp. viii 14 369; 2 p.l. 306 i.e. 395 12 16Critique 50Défense. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary mottled calf rebacked corners renewed some light foxing & browning. few early ms. notes in margins & corrections in text. Early Edition of one of the most remarkable works of the eighteenth century treating the philosophical principles of law and government and the determining influence of geographical and economic factors on social thought customs and legal and political institutions. Montesquieu was unanimously advised by his friends including Helvétius and Fontenelle not to publish but he ignored them. Despite Helvétius criticism that the work was too moderate it was placed on the Index and the Sorbonne planned a regular censure of it. Although largely misunderstood or ignored by his contemporaries including the philosophes Montesquieus theories exerted a profound influence; "they underlay the thinking which led up to the American and French Revolutions and the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated." PMM This edition is unrecorded in the bibliographies. cfBrunet III 1859-60. cfCioranescu 46153. cfGraesse IV 589. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 197. Leyden [i.e. Lyon?]: "Chez Les Libraires Associés, 1749. unknown
1796SKU016<p>Bibliographical Description Author: MONTESQUIEU Charles-Louis de Secondat Baron de. Title: Œuvres de Montesquieu. Edition: A new and complete edition published in Paris 1796. Publisher: Paris Chez Plassan Régent-Bernard et Grégoire. De l'Imprimerie de Plassan. Date: L'An IV 1796. Format: 5 volumes. Grand in-4° Large Paper Copy. Technical Details: • Paper: Printed on Grand Papier Vélin high-quality wove paper. Characterized by exceptionally wide margins and a superior smooth finish. • Illustrations: Complete with a frontispiece portrait of Montesquieu in Volume 1 and 13 copperplate engravings plates after designs by renowned artists such as Moreau le Jeune Vernet and Peyron. • Maps: Includes the 2 large folding maps in Volume 1: "Carte pour l'intelligence du livre intitulé De l'Esprit des Loix" and "Supplément pour la Carte du Livre intitulé De l'Esprit des Loix". Both maps are dated L'An IV. • Binding: Housed in the original "Bradel" paper-covered boards from the period of publication. Spines feature the original red morocco leather labels with gilt-lettered titles and volume numbers. Marbled covers. Provenance & Cataloging Notes: • Includes contemporary handwritten bibliographical notes in pencil and ink on the endpapers identifying the set as a luxury "Grand Papier" copy. • Bearing the original bookseller's label from the prestigious Parisian firm Giraud-Badin. • Historically regarded as "La meilleure édition collective du XVIIIe siècle" The finest collected edition of the 18th century. Condition Report: The internal condition is remarkable; the pages are notably clean crisp and white with minimal foxing. The printing remains sharp. The original bindings show natural age-related wear to the spine ends capitals and corners but remain structurally sound and unrestored.</p> Plassan, Regent-Bernard, Gregoire hardcover
1749024094<p>Geneve: Barrillot 1749. Titolo completo: De l'Esprit des Loix ou du rapport que les loix doivent avoir avec la Constitution de chaque Gouvernement les Moeurs le Climat la Religion le Commerce etc. A quoi l'Auteur a ajouté des Recherches niouvelles sur les Loix Romaines touchant les Successions sur les Loix Françaises & sur les Loix Féodales. Nouvelle edition. Corrigé par l'Auteur & augmentée d'une Table des Matieres & d'une Carte Géographique pour servir à l'intelligence des articles qui concernent le Commerce. Volume premier … Second. -Due tomi in un volume in 4° 20x265 cm di XXIV-326pp; 2-XIV-398pp. Carta geografica del mondo ripiegata in fondo. Un taglio al margine bianco della pagina di titolo per togliere una firma che peraltro è presente nella pagina di titolo della Seconda parte. Una nota manoscritta su un foglio ripiegato cioè quattro facciate riporta delle Observations sur le Livre de l'Esprit des Loix tratte dall'Origine du despotisme oriental di Boulanger. Altre note manoscritte per tre fitte pagine sono contenute nell'ultimo foglio bianco e nel foglio bianco dietro la risguardia e sembrano tratte dal Mercure de France del Novembre 1753. Terza edizione. Legatura coeva in tutta pelle dorso a nervi ornato e dorato piccola mancanza di pelle a un angolo tagli rossi. Risguardie in carta marmorizzata. Condizioni molto buone tranne il taglio indicato a un margine bianco per questa preziosa edizione di pochi mesi successiva alla prima.</p> Barrillot
173420012205Amsterdam: Jaques sic Desbordes 1734. Full contemporary calf rebacked with gilt tooled calf leather spine label. Owner's name and "le President de Montesquieu" written in pen on title page very lightly rubbed at cover extremities small indentation scar on rear cover: a very nice VG copy. Small 8mo. Printing and the Mind of Man p 117: ". this was immediately recognized as a major work and it has remained the most popular and widely read of his books." ". neither its style a masterly succintness nor its matter . have lost their value. 1st edition. 1st issue. Title page in red and black. Le Petit p. 493-4. This copy has neither the mispagination error on pp. 101-104 nor the errata page. It does have all errors on pages 129 130 131 & 267. None of these is a cancel sheet. cf Brunet. Jaques [sic] Desbordes hardcover
1749228724Geneve: Barrillot & Fils 1749. Nouvelle Edition Second Edition . Full Leather. Very Good. Second edition appeared in 1749 one year after the initial publication of Montesquieu's very important work in the history of political philosophy. 463 510 pages Two volumes bound as one. Illustrated with scarce folding map. Brown leahter with red and gold titles gilt decoration on spine top and base of spine corners are lightly bumped and worn top front corner heavily bumped light wear to edges a few scuffs and marks clean marbled endpapers previous owner's names on leaf following ffep at head of full-title text is clean and unmarked binding and hinges are strong and unbroken crease to top corner of frep foxing to text edges as usual Very Good. Photographs are available upon request. Please do not hesitate to ask. A very good copy of an early edition of a work that has indelibly shaped the character of western political thought since its publication. <br/> <br/> Barrillot & Fils hardcover
93720Paris Librairie des Bibliophiles 1886. 8° radiertes Fronti. Portrait des Autors XVIII 210 S.; 258 S. 16 Abb. Blauer Maroquin-Bd. der Zeit signiert: Chambolle-Duru Buchrücken goldgeprägt Rundumgoldschnitt. Vorsätze m. reicher floraler Zierleiste u. marmoriertem Papier in Schmuckschuber Scchuber angebrochen. Bücher minimalst fleckig Namenszug in Blei a. Leerblatt - sehr schöne Exemplare. Avec une péface par M. Tourneux. Dessins d’Ed. de Beaumont gravés a l’eau-forte par Boilvin.Nr. 156 von 170 numerierten Exemplaren auf papier de Holland.- René Victor Chambolle 1834-1898 et Hippolyte Duru 1803-1884 associés ou seuls sont des relieurs français ayant contribué à de nombreux ouvrages.- Charles-Louis de Secondat Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu getauft am 18. Januar 1689 auf Schloss La Brède bei Bordeaux; † 10. Februar 1755 in Paris bekannt unter dem Namen Montesquieu war ein französischer Schriftsteller Philosoph und Staatstheoretiker der Aufklärung. Er gilt als Vorläufer der Soziologie bedeutender politischer Philosoph und Mitbegründer der modernen Geschichtswissenschaft.Obwohl der gemäßigte Vordenker der Aufklärung für seine Zeitgenossen auch ein erfolgreicher belletristischer Autor war ist er vor allem als geschichtsphilosophischer und staatstheoretischer Denker in die Geistesgeschichte eingegangen und beeinflusst noch heute aktuelle Debatten.1721 wurde er durch einen Briefroman berühmt den er 1717 begonnen hatte und der bald nach seinem anonymen Erscheinen in Amsterdam von der Zensur verboten wurde: die «Lettres persanes». Den Inhalt des Werkes das heute als ein Schlüsseltext der Aufklärung gilt bildet die fiktive Korrespondenz zweier fiktiver Perser die von 1711 bis 1720 Europa bereisen und Briefe mit Daheimgebliebenen wechseln. Hierbei schildern sie – und dies ist der aufklärerische Kern des Werkes – ihren Korrespondenzpartnern die kulturellen religiösen und politischen Verhältnisse vor allem in Frankreich und besonders in Paris mit einer Mischung aus Staunen Kopfschütteln Spott und Missbilligung was spätestens seit Pascals «Lettres provinciales» ein beliebtes Verfahren war um den Leser zum Teilhaber einer Sicht von außen zu machen und ihm so einen kritischen Blick auf das eigene Land zu ermöglichen. Montesquieu behandelt in dieser Schrift verschiedene Themen wie Religion Priestertum Sklaverei Polygamie Benachteiligung der Frauen u. a. m. im Sinne der Aufklärung. Darüber hinaus ist in die Lettres ein romanesker Handlungsstrang um die daheim gebliebenen Haremsdamen eingeflochten der an dem Erfolg des Buches nicht ganz unbeteiligt war. 010 Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1886 unknown
179289730Deux-Ponts: Société typographique 1792. Fine. Société typographique Deux-Ponts 1792 10 x 16.8 cm 8 volumes reliés New edition revised corrected and considerably enlarged.Contemporary bindings in half mottled fawn calf over corners smooth spines gilt with fillets morocco title and volume labels brown paper-covered boards sprinkled edges.Some minor rubbing to the spines a few corners slightly bumped.L'Esprit des lois occupies volumes I to IV; La Défense de l'Esprit des lois volume V with a general index; Lettres persanes volume VI; volume VII gathers the Considérations and related pieces; volume VIII contains the posthumous works.This collected edition of Montesquieu's works offers no particular bibliographical peculiarities in its contents but constitutes a very rare Zweibrücken printing bearing the false Saarbrücken imprint: Deux-Ponts was in fact an autonomous and conveniently located printing centre by virtue of its proximity for introducing into France titles that could not otherwise evade censorship. Société typographique hardcover
52432New York: Hafner Press. As New. N.D. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine clean & unmarked crisp tight to the spine - lxix 683 pages. ND; copyright 1949. -- with a bonus offer-- . Hafner Press paperback
179691956Paris: BernardGrégoire 1796. Fine. Bernard Grégoire Paris L'An IV. - 1796 24.6 x 33 cm Relié A fine large-paper copy on vellum of the 1796 edition which contains several previously unpublished texts by the author a frontispiece portrait 13 illustrations and 2 maps engraved by Pierre-Alexandre Tardieu Claude-Nicolas Malapeau P. F. Tardieu A. Girardet Jean Louis Charles Pauquet François Denis Née Emmanuel-Jean-Népomucène de Ghendt Charles Emmanuel Patas Noël Le Mire and Vincent-Marie Langlois in order of appearance. Contemporary half long-grain red morocco bindings smooth spines divided by hatched gilt fillets forming false panels each decorated in gilt with the author's name the volume number and at the foot the binder's name red-pink marbled paper boards fore-edges and tail edges untrimmed. Bindings signed P. Meslant on the spine a notable binder of the first half of the nineteenth century whose clients included Louis-Philippe d'Orléans and several members of his family. Overall wear to the boards rubbing at the edges corners bumped. Vol. 1: very minor damage to the headcaps paper at the lower left corner of the rear board slightly cracked. Vol. 3: upper headcap very slightly split. Vol. 4: lower headcap slightly depressed paper at the upper right corner of the front board slightly cracked. Vol. 5: upper right corner of the front board fragile with a crack; the same applies though to a lesser degree at the lower left corner of the rear board. Scattered foxing throughout. Vol. 1: small marginal wormhole at p. 9; 1 in. tear at the foot of p. 85; pale dampstain in the margin of pp. 177-184; small tear at p. 183 repeated at p. 277 and p. 347; dampstain to pp. 317-320; minute wormhole affecting one letter at p. 379. Vol. 2: tears at pp. 9 and 58; pp. 281-284 309-312 and 329-332 uncut. Vol. 3: pp. 149-152 241-244 297-452 and 457-464 uncut. Vol. 4: tear at p. 299; pale browning to pp. 401-409; pp. 409-412 uncut. Vol. 5: small tear at p. 33; pp. 345-348 and 357-364 uncut; small hole in the tissue guard facing p. 442; one tissue guard missing facing pp. 449 and 457. The illustrations are distributed as follows: 1 plate and 2 maps in vol. 3; 2 plates in vol. 4; 10 plates in vol. 5. The previously unpublished texts in this edition held at the Bordeaux library in 1796 are the following: A chapter on the rules of art An essay on Roman religious policy The reception address to the Académie de Bordeaux An opening address to the Académie On the cause of echo On the function of the renal glands A plan for a natural history of the earth A discourse on the cause of the weight of bodies On the cause of the transparency of bodies Observations on natural history An opening address to the Bordeaux Parlement On the incentives for the study of the sciences A eulogy of the Duc de la Force A draft eulogy of the Duc de Berwick Miscellaneous thoughts New letters Anecdotes Arsace et Isménie Some new poems Some notes on the familiar letters our own translation BernardGrégoire hardcover
174941158Geneve: Barrillot & Fils 1749. Nouvelle Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ou du Rapport Que Les Lois doivent avoir avec la Consitution de chaque Gouvrnement les Moeurs le Climat la Religion le Commerce &c. A quoi l"Auteur a ajoite des recherches nouvelles sur les Loix Romaines touchant les successions sur les Lois Francoises & fur les Loix Feodales. Nouvelle edition. Small 4to hardcover in full brown sheep with raised spine edged decorated with gilt florals and designs. Titling in gilt on red morocco on the spine. All edges red triple blind tool frame on the boards marbled endpapers. 1749 edition featuring "Avertissement" warning page just before the table of contents going over issues that occurred in the original 1748 version as well as the table of contents and a geographical map. The condition of the book is Good binding tight; boards aged some resulting in wear along all edges in some spots exposing the boards underneath; front panel is experiencing some weakness at the joint; general shelf wear; head and tail bands exposed but intact; text block aged; small red streak on the front cover. 398pgs. <br/> <br/> Barrillot & Fils hardcover
1802369283Worcester: Printed by Isaiah Thomas Jun. sold by him and by Mathew Carey Philadelphia; also by the various Booksellers throughout the United States 1802. First American edition. xvi 17-368; viii 9-392pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary near uniform sheep worn vol. 2 spine vert darkened. Title of vol. 2 torn without loss to text. First American edition. xvi 17-368; viii 9-392pp. 2 vols. 8vo. The first American edition of Montesquieu's classic work an enormous influence on American and French revolutionary thought. The Spirit of Laws is "in many ways one of the most remarkable works of the 18th century . The scheme that emerges of a liberal benevolent monarchy limited by safeguards on individual liberty was to prove immensely influential. his theories underlay the thinking which led up to the American and French revolutions and the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated" PMM 197. Shaw and Shoemaker 2682; Sowerby III:2325 Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Jun. sold by him and by Mathew Carey, Philadelphia; also by the various Booksellers throughout the Uni unknown
1750132221750. A GenÂve Paris chez Barrillot & Fils 1750 - A GenÂve chez Antoine Philibert 1751 - A Berlin s.ÂŽ. 1751. 3 vol. reliÂŽs en un vol. in-12 167 x 103 mm de 207 pp. ; 173 pp. et 1 f. de catalogue ÂŽditeur in fine ; 1 f. n.fol. et 76 pp. Reliure dÂŽbut XIXÂme de demi-chagrin glacÂŽ havane filet et filet sinuso•dal verticaux ˆ froid portÂŽs sur les plats dos lisse ornÂŽ de filets dorÂŽs roulettes dorÂŽes et ˆ froid titre dorÂŽ palette dorÂŽe en tÂte et queue. Recueil composite renfermant trois prÂŽcieux textes en originale dont La DÂŽfense de l'Esprit des loix de Montesquieu. La publication de l'Esprit des lois 1748 souleva un concert de louanges mais aussi une campagne de critiques qui devait aboutir ˆ sa mise ˆ l'Index en 1751. Le philosophe prÂŽconisait avec insistance une franche sÂŽparation du politique et du religieux. Dans sa DÂŽfense il rÂŽtorque que l'ouvrage est un livre de droit non de thÂŽologie. in Rahir. ''Montesquieu avait rÂŽsolu de ne rÂŽpondre ˆ aucune des critiques qui seraient faites de L'Esprit des lois ; mais il ne put passer sous silence les attaques d'un auteur anonyme Joseph de La Porte qui dans un journal l'avait dÂŽchirÂŽ avec fureur et le peignait comme un athÂŽe. Il lui importait de repousser les insinuations calomnieuses du gazetier ecclÂŽsiastique. Il voulait en Âme temps rÂŽfuter d'avance les thÂŽologiens de la Sorbonne qui peu contents de quelques passages de L'Esprit des lois allaient procÂŽder ˆ une censure de cet ouvrage. C'est dans ce double but qu'il ÂŽcrivit sa DÂŽfense modÂle de discussion solide et de plaisanterie lÂŽgÂre. La Beaumelle a publiÂŽ une suite de cette DÂŽfense''. in QuÂŽrard. ''L'ouvrage constitue une rÂŽponse aux critiques de l'abbÂŽ de La Porte dans les Nouvelles ecclÂŽsiastiques de la France de 1749 et dans le Journal des savants de 1750. Celui-ci ayant rÂŽpliquÂŽ dans le Journal de TrÂŽvoux il lui fut rÂŽpondu par M. de La Beaumelle par une Suite de la DÂŽfense de l'esprit des Loix Ã.''. in Graesse. Barbier III Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes 615 puis IV 575-b - Pour la DÂŽfense de l'Esprit des Lois : Tchemerzine VIII Bibliographie d'ÂŽditions originales et rares d'auteurs franÂais 461 - Rahir La BibliothÂque de l'amateur p. 550 - Graesse IV TrÂŽsor de livres rares et prÂŽcieux p. 589 - Brunet III Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 1860 - QuÂŽrard VI La France littÂŽraire p. 238 - Cioranescu II Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme 46140. LÂŽgers frottements affectant le papier marbrÂŽ des plats. Quelques feuillets lÂŽgÂrement brunis. Rousseurs ÂŽparses dans le texte. Nonobstant bel ensemble. b42961 unknown
