Betraktelser öfwer fordna fria samhällens upkomst och fall, lämpade til Engelands närwarande tilstånd. Ifrån engelskan öfwersatte.

MONTAGU, EDWARD WORTLEY.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1769

Beschreibung

Stockholm, Kongl. tryckeriet, 1769. 8:o. (22),336,333-350 pp. Sewn in contemporary stiff marbled wrappers, worn and stained. Tail of spine defective. Foxing throughout, ink stains at places, some in the text on p. 146. Title with ink numbering, a few ink stains and an old stamp. Tear to inner margin on p. 79. Dogears on pp. 285-97. Note and signature on inside of front wrapper. Translated from the English by Jac. Gabr. Rothman. The English original, "Reflections on the rise and fall of the ancient republics, adapted to the present state of Great-Britain", was published in 1759 and translated into French in 1769. According to the foreword, the Swedish translation is made from the second English edition. The antique societies described by Montagu (1713-76) are Sparta, Athens, Thebe, Carthage and Rome. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 49251A

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Titel: Betraktelser öfwer fordna fria samhällens ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1769

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair