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The Characters.: Newly rendered into English
by La Bruyère, Jean; Henri Van Laun, trans
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Scribner & Welford; John C. Nimmo, 1885. First edition of this translation; limited to 200 copies in the US and 300 in Great Britain.. Acceptable. Octavo (23 cm); 3 preliminary leaves, [9]-31, v, [7]-494 pages. Engraved frontispiece portrait of La Bruyere, six additional engraved portraits by Benjamin Damman of Montaigne, Descartes, Le Brun, Louis XIV, William III, and Bossuet. Fifteen (of sixteen) vignette headpieces engraved on tissue by Valentine Foulquier and mounted at chapter titles (lacks "Of the Affections," apparently left out in manufacture and not caught by the quality control department). Bound in original quarter cream vellum over green cloth, stamped in gilt. Corners rubbed; upper joint splitting near crown; gilt images on vellum spine rubbed away.
Google found the rave review that appeared in the Daily Telegraph when this book came out. Let the last line stand in for the entire review: "Six portraits specially etched by M. Damman, a series of lovely headpieces etched by M. Foulquier, and a portrait of La Bruyere by the same artist, render the book one of the most sumptuous issued from the English press."
Google found the rave review that appeared in the Daily Telegraph when this book came out. Let the last line stand in for the entire review: "Six portraits specially etched by M. Damman, a series of lovely headpieces etched by M. Foulquier, and a portrait of La Bruyere by the same artist, render the book one of the most sumptuous issued from the English press."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4981
- Title
- The Characters.
- Author
- La Bruyère, Jean; Henri Van Laun, trans
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition of this translation; limited to 200 copies in the
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner & Welford; John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- 4981.jpg Louis XIV Foulquier Dramman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Renaissance and Early Modern Humanism;
Terms of Sale
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.
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