Les Moeurs
by [TOUSSAINT, Francois-Vincent]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Aux Depens de la Compagnie, 1749. Nouvell edition. Full-Leather. Good+. xl, 391 p. 17 cm. Full leather, gilt trim on spine. Round label on front cover, front hinge cracking, upper rear corner worn. Clean and neat.
Francois-Vincent Toussaint (1715 - 1772) was a French writer most famous for "Les Mours" (The Manners). The book was published in 1748 and immediately prosecuted and burned by the French court of justice. The book was scandalous for several reasons, such as the character believed to depict Marie Leszczynska, wife of Louis XV. The volume was also a huge success, reprinted 13 times in the first year.
Francois-Vincent Toussaint (1715 - 1772) was a French writer most famous for "Les Mours" (The Manners). The book was published in 1748 and immediately prosecuted and burned by the French court of justice. The book was scandalous for several reasons, such as the character believed to depict Marie Leszczynska, wife of Louis XV. The volume was also a huge success, reprinted 13 times in the first year.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102871
- Title
- Les Moeurs
- Author
- [TOUSSAINT, Francois-Vincent]
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Nouvell edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Aux Depens de la Compagnie
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1749
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Ethics, Literature, Marie Leszczynska, Louis XV, The Manners, French
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Good+
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.