Persian Letters: Newly Translated Into English - Volume 1 by Davidson, John 1857-1909.; Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de 1689-1755 - 1892
by Davidson, John 1857-1909.; Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de 1689-1755
Persian Letters: Newly Translated Into English - Volume 1
by Davidson, John 1857-1909.; Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de 1689-1755
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
London: Privately Printed [ Gibbings ], 1892. LIMITED EDITION NO: 496/520 copies for the English and American Market. Volume I only. BARON DE MONTESQUIEU - gained fame in 1721 with his Persian Letters, which criticized the lifestyle and liberties of the wealthy French as well as the church. A nice clean copy, in navy cloth, paper title label to spine, just a nibble to top left corner of the label. Tight binding, pages clean, very occasional small mark to margin. Translated from the French by John Davidson. p.175, illuminated fly title in colour, portrait frontis, 4 plates - etchings. [ Br1 /5 ]. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.
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Bookseller
Norman Macdonald's Collection
(GB)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Edition First Edition.
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Privately Printed [ Gibbings ]
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1892
- Keywords ILLUSTRATED PERSIAN LETTERS
- Size 8vo