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    By M. De Secondat (Baron De Montesquieu); Thomas Nugent
    London   F. Wingrave
    8.5" by 5.5" xliv, 513pp. [25]
    An early English translation of Montesquieu's important and influential treatise on political theory and French law, which was banned by the Catholic Church. Bound in full calf.
    By M. De Secondat (Baron De Montesquieu); Thomas Nugent

    1793 The Spirit of Laws

    London   F. Wingrave
    8.5" by 5.5" xliv, 513pp. [25]
    An early English translation of Montesquieu's important and influential treatise on political theory and French law, which was banned by the Catholic Church. Bound in full calf.
    £450.00
    : 1kgs / : 964Z25
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    Leather Binding, Original Binding

    The sixth translated edition. Carefully revised and improved by the last Paris edition of the author. Originally published in French in 1748 as 'De L'esprit des Lois'. The first translated edition was first published in 1750. 

    Translated by Thomas Nugent. 

    Thomas Nugent's English translation of Baron de Montesquieu's renowned and important work of political theory, being an influential treatise of French law. The work is a classic of political history, and influenced many important people and works, including the Founding Fathers of the United States Constitution, and Catherine the Great's 'Nakaz'. The work was seen as controversial to some, and was eventually banned by the Catholic Church shortly after the English translation was published, and was added to their 'Index Librorum Prohibitorum'. 

    In full contemporary calf.

    Condition

    Bound in contemporary full leather. Externally smart with minimal edge wear and the joints starting slightly to the head. Bookplate of 'John Cheesment' to the front pastedown. The odd spot to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot.

    Very Good

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