Observations sur le gouvernement et les lois des Etats-Unis d'Amerique
Contemporary calf. Gilt spine with black and burgundy morocco labels, edges stained red
1784 · Amsterdam:
by Mably, Abbe [Gabriel Bonnot de]
Amsterdam: J.F. Rosart & Co., 1784 Contemporary calf. Gilt spine with black and burgundy morocco labels, edges stained red. Twelvemo. Joints tender, old ink signature on title-page, modern bookplate. A very pretty copy. Mably (1709-1785), elder brother of Condillac and influential political theorist, prophesied in this, the last book published in his lifetime, the downfall of America. His criticism of the United States Constitution is voiced in four letters directed to John Adams, then American embassador to the Netherlands. (Inventory #: 11992)