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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
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
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
1758517Amsterdam: Arkstee & Merkus. 1758. Bottom 1/2 inch of spine missing light rubbing to extremities some small surface abrasions text is clean binding solid. Old bookplate on pastedown Cottin de Fontaine - found no record G. ; 16mo mottled calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation on spine marbled endpapers crimson edges ribbon marker 436p. plus 4p. Catalogue des Livres. . Arkstee & Merkus unknown
175654472London n. publisher 1756. Small8vo. With contemp. blank yellow papercovers in later hcloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Stamp on title-page. XII249 pp. hardcover
4-23272Venezia Francesco Pitteri 1735 8vo piena pergamena con titolo manoscritto al dorso piatto anteriore sciupato e sporco frontespizio stampato in rosso e nero 318-2. L'edizione originale è dell'anno precedente. unknown
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
175213304A Cologne Köln Pierre Marteau 1752. 2 cont. hcalf raised bandsrichly gilt backs. Corners bumped. Title in r/b with 2 engraved titlevignettes. 421410 423810 pp. including 2 halftitles. Printed on good paper. hardcover
1881ST19567-189Rouen: J. Lemonnyer 1881. No. 51 OF 50 COPIES on papier de Chine numbered 51-100 from a total edition of 200. 280 x 182 mm. 11 x 7 1/4". 3 p.l. xxxiii 1 160 pp. 3 leaves table of contents blank ads. <br/> Fine late 19th century mahogany morocco gilt by David and Domont stamp-signed on turn-ins the covers with triple roll-tooled borders the central frame with scrolling floral cornerpieces flanked with doves raised bands spine similarly gilt in compartments wide turn-ins tooled with doves flanking alternating torches and arrows marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In a black and tan suede-lined board slipcase. With a total of 45 plates made up of 15 engravings in three states each printed in sanguine bistre and black. The two title pages one on blue paper printed in red and black. A Large Paper Copy. Crimson morocco book label of Cortlandt F. Bishop to the front pastedown. Vicaire V 1102. Spine a bit dulled a hint of rubbing to front joint alongside top compartment one leaf with a half-inch tear to the lower margin but a very pleasing copy with fresh bright leaves immense margins and a lustrous decorative binding.<br/> <br/> Attractively printed with enormous margins this bibliophile’s copy of Montesquieu’s important poems on love is finely bound and profusely illustrated with a lovely triple suite of engravings. By far the most important work in this collection is "Le Temple de Gnide" first published by Montesquieu 1689-1755 in 1725 and immediately put on the Index because of its conspicuous sexual content. Composed of seven cantos this long prose poem explores the various forms of love from tender to erotic and is notable for the way it is constructed. The other two poems "Arsace" and "Isménie" are similarly tales of love set against Neoclassical and Orientalist backgrounds respectively. The poetry is accompanied by engravings of Noel Le Mire 1724-1801 after Charles Eisen 1720-78 and Jean Jacques François Le Barbier 1738-1826 which originally appeared in the 1772 edition of "Le Temple de Gnide" and the subsequent publications of the other two works. Furstenberg says that "the delicate sensuality of the women's bodies glorified in these illustrations was never outdone" and he indicates that they represented Le Mire's "lasting claim to fame." Cohen-De Ricci says the plates are "ravishing" both in terms of composition and engraving. The binding is a joint effort between Bernard David who trained with Gruel and gilder Jules Domont 1847-1931 who learned his craft from Koehler and Marius Michel père before setting up independently. According to Flety all the late 19th century binders who did not have a "doreur" in their own atelier turned to Domont whose expertise was widely admired. This copy also has a distinguished provenance. The library of Cortlandt F. Bishop 1870-1935 contained rarities of great value in the fields of illuminated manuscripts early printing and English literature but was especially rich in fine bindings. Bishop was in many ways the heir to the bibliophilic eminence of Robert Hoe the most famous of all American book collectors the first president of the Grolier Club and a renowned lover of fine bindings. J. Lemonnyer unknown
