1758 – THE SPIRIT OF LAWS – Two Volume Set Leather Bound
Translated from the French of
M. De Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, By Mr. NUGENT

Third Edition corrected and considerably improved. Printed for J. Nourse and P. Vaillant in the Strand, London. Volume I, 451 pages (front free endpaper tad loose), Volume II, 483 pages followed by ads and index. Full leather set with some edgewear, raised bands and decorated compartments. Clean and tight set. UNCOMMON

The Spirit of Laws (French: De l’esprit des lois, originally spelled De l’esprit des loix) is a treatise on political theory, as well as a pioneering work in comparative law, published in 1748 by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. Originally published anonymously, partly because Montesquieu’s works were subject to censorship, its influence outside France was aided by its rapid translation into other languages. In 1750 Thomas Nugent published the first English translation. – WIKIPEDIA.

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