3 Vol OEUVRES DE MONTESQUIEU Works 1767 GOVERNMENT US Political PHILOSOPHY FRENCH Enlightenment Leather GILT Start Price USD 999.99 Current Price USD 999.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 19, 2008 Location Baltimore See more about '3 Vol OEUVRES DE MONTESQUIEU Works 1767 GOVERNMENT US ' Description 3 Vol OEUVRES DE MONTESQUIEU Works 1767 GOVERNMENT US Political PHILOSOPHY FRENCH Enlightenment Leather GILT 3 volumes complete set, of Montesquieu's works OEUVRES DE MONSIEUR DE MONTESQUIEU, edited by Francois Richer. Amsterdam & Leipsig, Arkstee & Merkus, 1767. 10 x 8 inches, bound in full contemporary polished mottled calf, raised bands and gilt decoration to spines, contrasting gilt lettered morocco labels, all edges red, 2 with ribbon markers.Condition: Near Fine; Spines and hinges rubbed, corners and board edges have very slight wear, occasional light foxing, faint damp stain to lower edge of index pages (margin only- please see photo with quarter), otherwise contents of all 3 volumes clean and bright, bindings tight and firm. 2 folding maps, one of Europe, one of the World. French text.Montesquieu (1689-1755) was one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Insatiably curious and mordantly funny, he constructed a naturalistic account of the various forms of government, and of the causes that made them what they were and that advanced or constrained their development. He used this account to explain how governments might be preserved from corruption. He saw despotism, in particular, as a standing danger for any government not already despotic, and argued that it could best be prevented by a system in which different bodies exercised legislative, executive, and judicial power, and in which all those bodies were bound by the rule of law. This theory of the separation of powers had an enormous impact on liberal political theory, and on the framers of the constitution of the United States of America. International customers please use Paypal.  _gsrx_vers_236 (GS 5.0.3 (236)) Place a Bid!