De l'esprit des loix.
Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)
Category
Books
Date
1749
Materials
Place of origin
Switzerland
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3020178
Summary
Bibliographic description
2t. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate in both vols: Mary Lady Hervey [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]. manuscript inscription on front pastedowns: "M: Hervey" [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with fish and crown stamps, and title labels.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)