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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
175654472London n. publisher 1756. Small8vo. With contemp. blank yellow papercovers in later hcloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Stamp on title-page. XII249 pp. hardcover
17515611Edinbourg Edinburgh: Chez Hamilton Balfour & Neill 1751. 8vo pp. iv 336. Contemporary calf spine divided by double gilt rules red morocco label edges yellow. One leaf torn and sometime repaired a touch of spotting. Somewhat rubbed label partially defective front board marked. Pencil sketches to rear endpapers. An Edinburgh printing of Montesquieu’s influential book on the Roman Empire based on the 1748 revised edition published in Paris. ESTC records 9 locations 7 in the UK and 2 in North America. ESTC T165268. Chez Hamilton, Balfour, & Neill 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
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
174639020Amsterdam: J. Wetstein 1746. 12mo pp. 190; engraved frontispiece title page printed in red and black; full contemporary calf a couple of stains on back cover spine in 6 compartments red morocco label and 2 paper heart-shaped labels one of which is torn added later to top and bottom compartments "11" in ink on both labels; minor worm holes to leather spine edges rubbed; pages trimmed else a very good copy. OCLC locates 3 copies in the United States at Kansas Florida Atlantic and Bowdoin. See Brunet III 22933 for the first edition of 1734. J. Wetstein unknown
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
1751002483Edinbourg: Hamilton Balfour et Neill 1751. .nouvelle édition revue corrigée et augmentée par l'Auteur. A laquelle on a joint un Dialogue de Sylla et d'Eucrate et la Defense de l'Esprit des Loix avec quelques Eclaircissement. -- Un volume in 8o di 4-336 pagine. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle dorso liscio tassello rosa. Rara edizione scozzese delle Considérations seguite dalla Defense de l'Esprit des Loix che era stata pubblicata solo l'anno precedente. Higgs 223. Hamilton, Balfour et Neill 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
1787HW51 /6B<p>Tan mottled calf binding with gilt decoration and title on the spine. Front hinge cracked. <strong>We provide an in-depth photographic presentation of this item to stimulate your feeling and touch. More traditional book descriptions are immediately available.</strong> </p><p>Essential reading for all english speaking peoples A lovely please view photographs yet very profound book first published in Holland by Montesquieu in 1734. In this book one sees Montesquieu's blossoming views on the separation of powers so fundamental in the drafting of the US constitution. <strong>Charles Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu</strong> 18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755 generally referred to as simply <strong>Montesquieu</strong> was a French judge man of letters historian and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word <em>despotism</em> in the political lexicon. His anonymously published <em>The Spirit of Law</em> 1748 which was received well in both Great Britain and the American colonies influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States in drafting the U.S. Constitution.</p> A Londres. 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
1735551Paris: Pierre Michel Huart Jacques Clousier. 1735. G with some wear to binding extremities hinges a bit tender brown discoration to front endpapers t. P. and table of contents. The rest of the interior is generally clean and the binding is quite solid.; 16mo full leather period binding raised bands gilt decoration and lettering marbled endpapers 277pp. . The first edition was Amsterdam 1734 one year earlier. . Pierre Michel Huart, Jacques Clousier 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
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
1734VT - LA - HAY195391734 - Première Edition. A Amsterdam Chez Jaques Desbordes. relié demi-veau blond 19e s. Belle reliure et intérieur en excellent état ; très bel exemplaire. in-18 15/18 cm. dos à 4 nerfs avec filets et titres dorés sur pièce de titre en maroquin rouge ; avec aussi le lieu d'édition et la date en caractères dorés. unknown
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
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
176434991764. : 75 . Part 1: 2 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 92 Roman numbered pages / 324 Pages / 2 Blank pages Part 2: 2 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 20 Roman numbered pages / 412 Pages / 2 Blank pages Part 3: 2 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 12 Roman numbered pages / 420 Pages / 2 Blank pages Part 4: 2 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 7 Roman numbered pages / 1 Blank pages / 240 Pages / 106 Pages / 2 Blank pages Binding: Contemporary Paper Back with Marmered Boards Sextodecimo 16mo Height cm: 16 CM Width cm: 104 CM Thickness cm: 125 CM 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
