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Auction archive: Lot number 32

MONTESQUIEU, Charles de Secondat (1689 - 1755). - The Spirit of the Laws.

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£2,600
ca. US$3,866
Auction archive: Lot number 32

MONTESQUIEU, Charles de Secondat (1689 - 1755). - The Spirit of the Laws.

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£2,600
ca. US$3,866
Beschreibung:

The Spirit of the Laws.
London: J. Nourse and P. Vaillant, 1750. 2 volumes. 8vo (195 x 130 mm). Vol. II with 2 leaves of publisher's advertisements at end. Contemporary calf, covers ruled in gilt, spines with 6 raised bands, red lettering labels in gilt. Condition: some wear to joints, spine ends lightly chipped. Provenance: Armorial bookplate dated 1755. first edition in english of one of the most important works of political philosophy of the 18th century. Montesquieu's ideas profoundly influenced the American Founding Fathers and "the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated" ( Printing and the Mind of Man , 197).

Auction archive: Lot number 32
Auction:
Datum:
10 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

The Spirit of the Laws.
London: J. Nourse and P. Vaillant, 1750. 2 volumes. 8vo (195 x 130 mm). Vol. II with 2 leaves of publisher's advertisements at end. Contemporary calf, covers ruled in gilt, spines with 6 raised bands, red lettering labels in gilt. Condition: some wear to joints, spine ends lightly chipped. Provenance: Armorial bookplate dated 1755. first edition in english of one of the most important works of political philosophy of the 18th century. Montesquieu's ideas profoundly influenced the American Founding Fathers and "the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated" ( Printing and the Mind of Man , 197).

Auction archive: Lot number 32
Auction:
Datum:
10 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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