The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne (Complete In Three Volumes) Michael Seigneur de Montaigne

Brown boards with tan leather spines and gold gilt lettering. Uniform full leather bindings with renewed spines (likely 19th or 20th century rebinding), with period-style tooling and spine labels. Pages have some staining, age toning, but no writing, marks or tears. The inner cover has a name plate forÂSir William Curtis, 1st Baronet (1752â "1829) a prominent English merchant, banker, shipowner, and politician. He wasÂLord Mayor of London (1794â "1795) andÂMember of Parliament for the City of London for nearly 30 years (1790â "1818, and beyond in other constituencies). He was created a Baronet in 1802 by King George III and was well known for his philanthropy and influence in commercial expansion during the Napoleonic period. This is from his private library. All three volumes have the crest nameplate. Very nice 18th century English translation of this work which influenced so many of the thinkers of that time and up to the present.