A View of Society in Europe, In Its Progress from Rudeness to Refinement: or, Inquiries Concerning The History of Law, Government, and Manners.
Edinburgh: Printed for John Bell; and J. Murray London, 1778.
First Edition. Full calf. Quarto. xx, 433 pages, [1] page blank, corrections page. Half title page is present. Speckled brown calf leather binding. Red leather title label and 5 raised bands on the spine. Front hinge worn exposing the stitching. Covers are securely attached. Light rubs to the leather board edges. Light occasional brown spots to a few pages. Pages 99, 100 have a large closed tear (no missing content). Armorial bookplate on the verso of the title page - "The Arms of Dundas of Arniston." [Note: an old contemporary ink citation written in hand reads "C VI 10."] A few of the chapter headings include "Of Germans before they left their woods"; "An Idea of the German Women; "Of the Property of Women"; "Arms, Gallantry, and Devotion"; "Of the Military Power of a Feudal Kingdom" and much more. Good +. Item #15859
Price: $300.00