Plein veau de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs ornés et dorés. Deux volumes in-12 (165x95 mm),viii-(8)-296 pages / (10)-274 pages. Volume I anciennement déformé par l'humidité. Un cahier y est détaché. Troisième édition. Ouvrage, qui dans la même veine de l'Esprit des loix de Montesquieu, se pose la question de l'origine de laa diversité des moeurs des différents peuples. L'influence de la géographie et du climat est pour l'Abbé d'Espiard prépondérant dans les caractères des nations. References : Seth & Kulessa ["He considers the influence of physical factors, connected to geography, on national character and stresses that ?for a nation, climate is the fundamental cause of genius, to which must be added similar subordinate ones like the quality of the blood, the nature of the diet, the quality of the water and the vegetation'. He examines particular applications of his theory by taking into account women and love"]. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION : Contemporary full calf, gilt spine in six compartments. Two volumes 12mo (165x95 mm),viii-(8)-296 pages / (10)-274 pages. Volume one worn by water. A booklet unbound. Third edition. References : Seth & Kulessa ["He considers the influence of physical factors, connected to geography, on national character and stresses that ?for a nation, climate is the fundamental cause of genius, to which must be added similar subordinate ones like the quality of the blood, the nature of the diet, the quality of the water and the vegetation'. He examines particular applications of his theory by taking into account women and love"]. 480g.
