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[Étienne de LA BOÉTIE]. XENOPHON. Xenophon's Mesnagerie. Plutarch's Marriage Rules. Plutarch's letter of consolation to his wife. In-8, blond calf, spine with 5 small ornate nerves, interior roulette, gilt edges ( Thouvenin). De Backer, 326 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, III-785. 120 f. (of 131) / A-P8 / 106 x 163 mm. Second edition of these translations, published by Montaigne as a tribute to his faithful friend. The volume contains four prefaces or warnings by Montaigne. The last eleven leaves, which were intended to contain an extract extract from a letter by Montaigne... on the death of La Boétie. Old restorations, top of jaws slightly cracked.
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