L'Abbé de Mably - Oeuvres complètes de l'abbé de Mably - 1792
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Four volumes of Oeuvres complètes de l'abbé de Mably by L'Abbé de Mably, 1792 Lyon edition, bound in full leather, French text, 1234 pages, 20 x 13.5 cm, published by J. B. Delamollière, in good condition.
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Lot: MABLY (Abbé de). Complete Works of the Abbé de Mably (Volumes I to IV).
Description:
Set of the first four volumes of the prestigious 1792 edition of the complete works of Abbé de Mably, published in Lyon by J. B. Delamollière. Although incomplete with respect to the total series, this initial sequence is fundamental, as it contains his most celebrated historiographical works, where the author analyzes the evolution of political institutions.
Contents of the Volumes:
4 of 12 volumes
Volumes I, II, and III: Observations sur l'Histoire de France. A seminal work in which Mably traces the history of the French institutions, being one of the most cited theoretical sources during the French Revolution to justify the sovereignty of the nation.
Volume IV: Observations on the History of Greece and Observations on the Romans. A comparative analysis of civic virtue and the causes of the decadence of the republics of Antiquity.
Technical Details
Edition: Lyon, J. B. Delamollière, 1792.
Format: 8vo
Condition of Conservation
Binding: Period binding in full leather. Spines with gilt tooling / Original paperback cover.
Physical Condition: Specimens showing signs of normal wear for their age / Clean kernel with occasional acid stains].
Note: This lot comprises only the first four volumes of the original twelve-volume collection.
Photographs are part of the description.
Lot: MABLY (Abbé de). Complete Works of the Abbé de Mably (Volumes I to IV).
Description:
Set of the first four volumes of the prestigious 1792 edition of the complete works of Abbé de Mably, published in Lyon by J. B. Delamollière. Although incomplete with respect to the total series, this initial sequence is fundamental, as it contains his most celebrated historiographical works, where the author analyzes the evolution of political institutions.
Contents of the Volumes:
4 of 12 volumes
Volumes I, II, and III: Observations sur l'Histoire de France. A seminal work in which Mably traces the history of the French institutions, being one of the most cited theoretical sources during the French Revolution to justify the sovereignty of the nation.
Volume IV: Observations on the History of Greece and Observations on the Romans. A comparative analysis of civic virtue and the causes of the decadence of the republics of Antiquity.
Technical Details
Edition: Lyon, J. B. Delamollière, 1792.
Format: 8vo
Condition of Conservation
Binding: Period binding in full leather. Spines with gilt tooling / Original paperback cover.
Physical Condition: Specimens showing signs of normal wear for their age / Clean kernel with occasional acid stains].
Note: This lot comprises only the first four volumes of the original twelve-volume collection.
Photographs are part of the description.
Details
Number of Books
4
Subject
History
Book Title
Oeuvres complètes de l'abbé de Mably
Author/ Illustrator
L'Abbé de Mably
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1792
Height
20 cm
Edition
Subsequent edition
Width
13.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
J. B. Delamolliere, Lyon
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
1234
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