A View of Society in Europe, In Its Progress from Rudeness to Refinement: or, Inquiries Concerning The History of Law, Government, and Manners

[Europe] [Politics] Stuart, Gilbert LL. D.

Published by Printed for John Bell; and J. Murray London, Edinburgh, 1778

About this Item

Quarto. xx, 433 pages, [1] page blank, corrections page. Half title page present. Brown leather binding with red leather title label and 5 raised bands on the spine. Leather is rubbed on the spine and board edges. Front joint has a thin crack. Rear joint lightly rubbed. Front hinge worn with exposed the stitching but cover securely attached. Light occasional brown spots to some 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." with an an old ink citation "C VI 10" written on the bookplate. 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A View of Society in Europe, In Its Progress from Rudeness to Refinement: or, Inquiries Concerning The History of Law, Government, and Manners
• Publisher: Printed for John Bell; and J. Murray London, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1778
• Binding: Leather bound
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Law
  • Political