AN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS, WITH A COMMENTARY BY MONS. DE VOLTAIRE
by Beccaria, Cesare
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London:: F. Newberry,, 1769. Translated from the Italian; With a commentary, Attributed to Mons. De. Voltaire, Translated from the French. 179pp., lxxix, Commentary. A beautiful copy with only very light soiling. Previous owners contemporary ink signature removed from upper right corner of the title page. "If we look into history we shall find that laws, which are, or ought to be, conventions between men in a state of freedom, have been, for the most part the work of the passions of a few, or the consequences of a fortuitous or temporary necessity; not dictated by a cool examiner of human nature, who knew how to collect in one point the actions of a multitude, and had this only end in view, the greatest happiness of the greatest number. ". Second Edition. Recent Full Brown Leather. Excellent. 8vo..
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- Title
- AN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS, WITH A COMMENTARY BY MONS. DE VOLTAIRE
- Author
- Beccaria, Cesare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- F. Newberry,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1769
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