M. de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Nugent, trans.; THE SPIRIT OF LAWS, 2nd ed. Vol. I only (of two)(London: Nourse & Vaillant, 1752) Title page signed "George Mercer" (Evidently the Virginian, 1733-'84, who served in French & Indian War as an officer with George Washington; was briefly Collector of Stamp Taxes for Maryland and Virginia in 1765; appointed Governor of North Carolina but never took the office; cousin to many of the Virginia Founders.) Also with signatures and handstamp of Anthony Kimmel, Linganore, Md. 8vo, original full leather. The binding quite worn; text deeply toned, with old mildew staining toward the back (no active mold.)