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LA BRUYERE (Jean de): Les caractères de Théophrate. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1699 (Tenth edition). In-12. Late 19th century red jansenist morocco (Weill).

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LA BRUYERE (Jean de): Les caractères de Théophrate. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1699 (Tenth edition). In-12. Late 19th century red jansenist morocco (Weill).

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LA BRUYERE, Jean de. Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec, avec les Caractères ou les Mœurs de ce siècle. Ninth edition. Paris, Estienne Michalet, 1696. In-12. Bound in full red morocco, richly decorated ribbed spine, boards framed with two sets of three gilt fillets with fleurons in spandrels, double gilt fillet on the edges, interior lace, gilt edges (binding signed Lortic). Last edition published and corrected by the author, published a few days after La Bruyère's death, it contains the definitive text that set the standard for later editions. Cioranescu 37515; Brunet III-720; Le Petit 434. La Rochebilière 220.

Starting price 150 EUR

[Jean de LA BRUYERE ]. Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec, avec les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle. Paris, Michallet, 1694. In-12, speckled tan basane, spine with 5 ornate nerves (Vernerey). Tchemerzine,VI-323 /// (18f.)-716-XLIV-(1f.). Eighth edition containing, for the first time, the Discours de réception à l'Académie française, 46 new characters and 3 old characters enlarged. New remarks are indicated by a hand in the margin. Under the first one we can read: marque que l'on a exigée de moy pendant le cours de cette édition. A first edition copy with the remarks indicated by Tchemerzine. Older annotations on endpapers and title partly faded. Expert : Emmanuel LHERMITTE- société EL LIBRIS [email protected] Lot stored at STAINS, PANAME SERVICES (93)

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