Montesquieu / André Hubert - Lettres Persanes - 1966
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Two-volume illustrated edition of Lettres Persanes by Montesquieu with illustrations by André Hubert, bound in leather, numbered limited edition, 1966, Editions de l'Ibis, 335 pages, featuring 30 colour plates and 14 plates hors texte including 2 frontispieces.
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A superb two-volume, numbered, illustrated set with 30 color illustrations, 14 plates without text including 2 frontispieces, as well as floral composition headpieces and small sanguine sketches in the margins of the text by André Hubert -
This major epistolary novel of the 18th century features the fictional correspondence of two Persian travelers, Usbek and Rica, discovering French and European society, allowing the author to offer a critical and ironic view of the institutions, manners, and values of his time -
Through these letters, Montesquieu analyzes monarchy, religion, justice, social inequalities and human behavior, using the foreign gaze as a distancing device that reveals the contradictions and absurdities of Western society -
The work also explores themes of despotism, freedom, cultural relativism, and the condition of women, notably through the description of Usbek’s seraglio, which highlights tensions between authority and the desire for emancipation -
The style blends satire, philosophy and narration, alternating between light observations and deep reflections, which helps reach a wide audience while offering a rigorous critique inspired by the Enlightenment spirit -
Montesquieu / André Hubert - Lettres Persanes - 1966 - Volume I and II - Editions de l'Ibis -
155 pp.+ 180 pp.
Very good condition of the bindings, volumes in their full leather bindings with decorative gilt and a wide oriental motif stamped in blind, housed in their magnificent gray cloth publisher’s box, light signs of wear, a slightly soiled box, very nice gilt edges, smooth spine beautifully ornamented and titled -
Very good interior condition, the work enriched with 30 color paintings, 14 plates without text including 2 as frontispieces as well as floral composition headpieces and small sanguine sketches in the margin of the text by André Hubert, edition limited and numbered at 1270 copies, this one being one of 1000 on Lana skin paper with marbled endpapers in very good condition, very handsome copy, fresh inside -
Delivery service available within a few days –
A superb two-volume, numbered, illustrated set with 30 color illustrations, 14 plates without text including 2 frontispieces, as well as floral composition headpieces and small sanguine sketches in the margins of the text by André Hubert -
This major epistolary novel of the 18th century features the fictional correspondence of two Persian travelers, Usbek and Rica, discovering French and European society, allowing the author to offer a critical and ironic view of the institutions, manners, and values of his time -
Through these letters, Montesquieu analyzes monarchy, religion, justice, social inequalities and human behavior, using the foreign gaze as a distancing device that reveals the contradictions and absurdities of Western society -
The work also explores themes of despotism, freedom, cultural relativism, and the condition of women, notably through the description of Usbek’s seraglio, which highlights tensions between authority and the desire for emancipation -
The style blends satire, philosophy and narration, alternating between light observations and deep reflections, which helps reach a wide audience while offering a rigorous critique inspired by the Enlightenment spirit -
Montesquieu / André Hubert - Lettres Persanes - 1966 - Volume I and II - Editions de l'Ibis -
155 pp.+ 180 pp.
Very good condition of the bindings, volumes in their full leather bindings with decorative gilt and a wide oriental motif stamped in blind, housed in their magnificent gray cloth publisher’s box, light signs of wear, a slightly soiled box, very nice gilt edges, smooth spine beautifully ornamented and titled -
Very good interior condition, the work enriched with 30 color paintings, 14 plates without text including 2 as frontispieces as well as floral composition headpieces and small sanguine sketches in the margin of the text by André Hubert, edition limited and numbered at 1270 copies, this one being one of 1000 on Lana skin paper with marbled endpapers in very good condition, very handsome copy, fresh inside -
Delivery service available within a few days –
Details
Number of books
2
Subject
Fine Bindings, History, Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Lettres Persanes
Author/ Illustrator
Montesquieu / André Hubert
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1966
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Limited edition, Numbered edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Editions de l'Ibis
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
335
