MONTESQUIEU. Œuvres de Montesquieu, ses éloges par d'Alembert et M. Villemain, les notes d'Helvétius, de Condorcet et de Voltaire ; suivie du commentaire sur L'Esprit des lois, par M. le comte Destutt de Tracy. Paris : Dalibon, 1822. - 8 volumes in-8, lemon half-maroquin, gilt figure in the center of the first plate, spine ribbed with gilt and mosaic patterns, untrimmed (Dauphin). Beautiful edition of Montesquieu's works ONE OF THE RARE EXAMPLES ON VELIN PAPER, largely uncut, IN A SUPERB EARLY BOOKBINDING SIGNED BY PIERRE DAUPHIN, a bookbinder from Lyon who practiced during the first third of the 19th century. The facsimile of Montesquieu's autograph and the portrait of him engraved by Müller after Deveria are missing. They have been removed and replaced by a portrait of the author engraved by Pierre-Alexandre Tardieu after Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763-1810) printed on chine collé, as well as a suite of eleven plates in a state before the letter on chine collé. Some foxing and rare traces of wetness. Provenance: JLR figure gilt on the boards. - Dr. E. F. with printed label glued to the upper corner of the back covers.