1794 ❧ MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES DE SECONDAT, BARON DE. 1689-1755. The Temple of Gnide. Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Didot Jeune, L'An Troisième [1794]. 4to (330 x 258 mm). 12 sepia plates, nine engraved by Le Mire after the Eisen designs and probably printed from the plates of the 1772 edition & two engraved by Thomas from Le Barbier's drawings. Marginal spotting. Red morocco gilt by Arnaud (stamp signed on front free endpaper), top edge gilt. Head chipped, light rubbing to extremities. Provenance: Leon Rattier (bookplate); Mortimer Schiff (bookplate); (sale Wannenes Genoa, 30 May, 2023, lot 198). LARGE PAPER COPY. The pedigree of this copy is impressive. Passing from the library of the great French collector Léon Rattier into the legendary collection of New York banker Mortimer L. Schiff, the book is a classic 'collector's copy.' It is preserved in a signed red morocco binding by the 19th-century binder Arnaud. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing