Montesquieu; Bernard Grasset — Cahiers (1716-1755)

Paris, Editions Bernard Grasset, 1941. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this French work containing the diaries and notebooks of Montesquieu, with illustrations. A first edition copy. In the original French. Cahiers (1716-1755) contains the diaries and notebooks of Montesquieu who was a French judge, man of letters, historian and political philosopher. These notebooks have been collated and edited by Bernard Grasset. With sixteen plates. Collated, complete. Rebound with the original front wrap bound inside. In half calf with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart with the leather to the front extremity missing and a chip to the head of the front board. With light marks to the boards and spine. With some marks to the bottom extremity of the first eight pages. Internally, firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .