MONTESQUIEU. Complete works of Montesquieu, preceded by the - Lot 188

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MONTESQUIEU. Complete works of Montesquieu, preceded by the - Lot 188
MONTESQUIEU. Complete works of Montesquieu, preceded by the life of this author. Paris, Lefèvre, 1820. 5 vol. in-8, full taupe glazed calf, spines with 4 false nerfs cold-stamped and framed with gilt fillets, fleurons, cold-stamped and gilt fillets and friezes to the entrenerfs, title and tomaison in gilt lettering, cold-stamped motif in a gilt frame on the boards, guilloche headpieces, ornate spines and edges, speckled edges. Contemporary binding. LXXX (life of Montesquieu, analysis by d'Alembert, author's warning) and 492 pp. ; 460 pp. ; 462 pp. ; 463 pp. ; 664 pp. 1 portrait of the author on the frontispiece of volume 1, 2 folding maps engraved by Louvet (map of Europe and map of the world). Minor rubbing, some corners slightly bent. Some foxing, not serious. New edition and reprint of the 1816 edition, illustrated with a medallion portrait on the frontispiece of volume 1 and 2 fold-out maps for L'Esprit des lois, engraved by Louvet. Quérard comments on the 1816 edition, identical to this one: "This edition, very well printed, has the advantage of being more complete than the previous ones. This edition is one of the most esteemed.'' Complete sum of the 5 volumes in 5 volumes, composed as follows: Volumes 1 and 2: Esprit des lois. Volumes 3: Esprit des lois, Défense de l'esprit des lois. Volume 4: Grandeur et décadence des Romains; Lettres persanes. Volume 5: miscellaneous works (Arsace et Isménie; Le temple de Gnide; Céphise et l'amour; Lysimaque; Discours, Lettres). Beautiful, highly decorative set.
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