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MONTESQUIEU (Charles-Louis de Secondat).
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MONTESQUIEU (Charles-Louis de Secondat).
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Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
MONTESQUIEU (Charles-Louis de Secondat). Reflections on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and of their Decline. Amsterdam, Jaques Desbordes, 1734. One in-12 volume, in period calfskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. (2) folios, 277 pages, (1) folio of errata.
Second printing of the first edition, with errata and cardboard-backed passages, of one of Montesquieu’s principal works, published anonymously 14 years before *The Spirit of the Laws*.
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About the sale
Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
Auction location
Auction time
11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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