A COMMENTARY AND REVIEW OF MONTESQIEU'S SPIRIT OF LAWS. PREPARED FOR PRESS FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, IN THE HANDS OF THE PUBLISHER. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, OBSERVATIONS ON THE THIRTY-FIRST BOOK, BY THE LATE M. CONDORCET: AND TWO LETERS OF HELVETIUS, ON THE MERITS OF THE SAME WORK; [BOUND WITH] AMERICAN PRECEDENTS OF DECLARATIONS. [TWO WORKS BOUND TOGETHER]

Philadelphia: William Duane, 1811. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 292 pages, xxiv, 345 pages, [2]. In Good condition. Fully bound in sheep skin with black ownership label to head of ruled spine. Boards have blind tooling along edges, light bumping to corners, very light edge wear, light plus abrasions to both covers, light cracking along hinges, and light plus wear to spine with chipping to head and tail, and light rubbing (original title worn off). Text block shows light age toning to edges, light plus age toning and occasional light foxing to interior (moderate to end pages and through p.5 of first book), occasional light offsetting, and ownership marking penned to title page of second book. RWO Consignment. Shelved in Room G. 1364893. Special Collections.