MONTESQUIEU (Charles de Secondat de) Of the Spirit of theoix, or the relationship that the loix must have with the constitution of each government, morals, climate, religion, commerce, &c. To which the author has added new research on Roman loix affecting successions, on French loix, & on feudal loix. Genève [Paris], chez Barillot, & Fils, n.d., (1749), 2 vol. in-4, marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed and floral, red title and tomaison pieces, triple cold-filleted frame on covers, double gilt fillet on cuts, red edges (contemporary binding). Second edition, in fact a Parisian forgery of the original edition, with only one r in the name of Barrillot at the address, and the same mistakes in the Preface as in the original. It appeared at the end of January 1749.