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1882347922Paris: L. Hachette 1882. New Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked quarter leather. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 1 volume unnumbered pages. Notes: Text is in French. Subjects: French literature 17th century. La Bruyère Jean de 1645-1696 Iconography. La Bruyère Jean de 1645-1696; Pictorial works. Paris: L. Hachette hardcover
1885294045London: John Nimmo 1885. hardcover. very good. Translated by Henri Van Laun. 24 etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier 7 full page with tissue guards. 494 pages. Thick 8vo 3/4 burgundy morocco; spine lightly faded with 2 small spots one corner rubbed internally fine. London: John Nimmo 1885. Very good.<br/> <br/> Handsomely illustrated edition of fictional character studies based on actual people. One of 300 numbered copies.<br/> <br/> John Nimmo unknown
18854981New 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. <br /><br />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." Scribner & Welford; John C. Nimmo hardcover
1885121414London: John Nimmo 1885. hardcover. Translated by Henri Van Laun. 24 etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier 7 full page with tissue guards. 494pp. 8vo 3/4 tan morocco; spine rubbed internally fine. London: John Nimmo 1885. Very good .<br/> <br/> Handsomely illustrated edition of fictional character studies based on actual people. One of 300 numbered copies.<br/> <br/> John Nimmo unknown
188517401New York: Scribner & Welford John C. Nimmo London Ballantyne Press 1885. One of 300 copies printed. This is number 46. 24 Etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier plates on tissue tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. Black morocco gilt cornerpieces. Upper joint neatly repaired some light rubbing and light offsetting else a good handsome copy of this work. One of 300 copies printed. This is number 46. 24 Etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier plates on tissue tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. This was originally published in 1688 as "Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec avec les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle." The original contributions by La Bruyère are primarily observations on character and conduct describing portraits of people and their failings many were thinly disguised descriptions of living people. It was first translated into English in 1699 and is credited with greatly having influenced the English essayists of that time. Scribner & Welford, John C. Nimmo, London [Ballantyne Press] unknown
1822LV2750Paris :: Persan et cie 1822. 1822. 2 volumes. Small 12mo. 4 viii 487 1 ; 4 468 pp. Contemporary quarter dark green gilt-stamped spine with raised bands gilt title marbled boards marbled endsheets. Very good. The Caracteres a translation of Theophrastus and a few letters mostly addressed to the prince de Conde complete the list of his literary work with the addition of one curious and much-disputed posthumous treatise. / The plan of the book is thoroughly original if that term may be accorded to a novel and skillful combination of elements exists in it. The treatise of Theophrastus may have furnished the concept but it gave little more. With the ethical generalizations and social Dutch paintings accompanying his original La Bruyere combined the peculiarities of the Montaigne Essais of the Pensees and Maximes of which Pascal and La Rochefoucauld are the masters respectively and lastly of that peculiar seventeenth-century product the "portrait" or elaborate literary picture of the personal and mental characteristics of an individual. The result was quite unlike anything that had been seen previously and it has not been exactly reproduced since although the essay of Addison and Steele resembles it very closely especially in the introduction of fancy portraits. / La Bruyere's privileged position at Chantilly provided him with a unique vantage point from which he could witness the hypocrisy and corruption of the court of Louis XIV. As a Christian moralist he aimed at reforming people's manners and ways by publishing records of his observations of aristocratic foibles and follies which earned him many enemies at the court. / In the titles of his work and in its extreme desultoriness La Bruyere reminds the reader of Montaigne but he aimed too much at sententiousness to attempt even the apparent continuity of the great essayist. The short paragraphs of which his chapters consist are made up of maxims proper of criticisms literary and ethical and above all of the celebrated sketches of individuals baptized with names taken from the plays and romances of the time. / These last are the greatest feature of the work and that which gave it its immediate if not its enduring popularity. They are wonderfully piquant extraordinarily lifelike in a certain sense and must have given great pleasure or more frequently exquisite pain to the apparent subjects who in many cases were unmistakable and most recognizable. Persan et cie, 1822. hardcover
186575900Paris : Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie. 1865. 220x150mm. VII - 713Êpages reliure demi-chagrin. Plats papier marbr. Titre tomaison orementations et filets dors au dos faux-nerfs. Tranche suprieure marbr. Bon tat. 2050 Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie. unknown
18654490441Librairie De L Hachette 1865. Volumes 12 & 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. 8vo bound in green cloth covers the front board is partly attached. The backstrip is hubbed and features gilt lettering. Covers are rubbed. Page edges are gilt. Pages are foxed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1300grams ISBN: Librairie De L Hachette hardcover
181829286Paris: A. Belin 1818. Reprint. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XV 1 416pp. Original full calf with gold lettering and decoration on spine. Marbled endpapers. Printer's device on title page. Ribbon marker. This work contains La Bruyère's masterpiece the "Caractères" as well as La Bruyère's discourse of admission at the Academy and his "Dialogues sur le Quiétisme." The plan of the book is thoroughly original if that term may be accorded to a novel and skilful combination of existing elements. The treatise of Theophrastus may have furnished the first idea but it gave little more. With the ethical generalizations and social Dutch painting of his original La Bruyère combined the peculiarities of the Montaigne Essais of the Pensées and Maximes of which Pascal and La Rochefoucauld are the masters respectively and lastly of that peculiar 17th century product the "portrait" or elaborate literary picture of the personal and mental characteristics of an individual. The result was quite unlike anything that had been before seen and it has not been exactly reproduced since though the essay of Addison and Steele resembles it very closely especially in the introduction of fancy portraits. La Bruyère's privileged position at Chantilly provided him with a unique vantage point from which he could witness the hypocrisy and corruption of the Louis XIV's court. As a Christian moralist he aimed at reforming people's manners and ways of thinking through publishing records of his observations of aristocratic foibles and follies which earned him many enemies at the court. Some age-wear on binding with lower spine missing and rubbing along edges. Minor foxing throughout. Text in French. Binding in overall fair interior in good to very good condition. A. Belin hardcover
1881681P2Paris: Librairie de Bibliophiles 1881. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A French edition of Bruyere's collection of satirical and critical essays in the original French. In the original French. Complete in two volumes. 'Caracteres' is a work of literary criticism and satirical essays. This was a popular work during it's time though it also brought much criticism from the likes of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle and Thomas Corneille. Written by Jean de la Bruyere a French philosopher who was known for his satire. Edited by Damase Jouaust a French printer and publisher. With a preface by Louis Lacour a French librarian and historian. Bookplate to the front pastedowns 'Thomas Herbert Lewin'. Lewin was a soldier writer and an administrator in India. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Some light marks to the front board of Volume II. A little bumping to the extremities. Some very minor marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spots. Some pages of Volume I are uncut to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed Librairie de Bibliophiles hardcover
1823023667Paris: Lefevre imprimerie de Jules Didot aine imprimeur du roi 1823. Tre volumetti 8x12 cm di 4-XLI-266-1 pp ; 4-277-3 pp e 4-327-1 pp. In lingua francese. Bella LEGATURA in piena pelle marrone filo di cornice dorata ai piatti e cornice a secco floreale; medaglione floreale a secco al centro dei piatti; dorso a nervi ornato e dorato; risguardi in carta marmorizzata; tagli marmorizzati. Condizioni molto buone. Lefevre (imprimerie de Jules Didot aine, imprimeur du roi) unknown
18712534273Alphonse Lemerre 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volume set. Red half leather and paper covered boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Internally near fine. <br/> <br/> Alphonse Lemerre hardcover
1845117330Paris : Belin-Leprieur 1845. 255x165mm. XXVI - 144 illustrations n/b in et hors texte reliure demi-parchemin ˆ coins avec piÂce de titre et dÕauteur dorÂŽs au dos avec ornementations et fleurs de lys dorÂŽs. Plat papier marbrÂŽ. Toutes tranches rouge. Reliure de ThÂŽo. Jirasko reliure dÕamateurs Lausanne ÂŽtabli ˆ son compte en 1908. Ex-libris : Ne quid nimis E. D. Rousseurs trÂs marginales autrement bel exemplaire. 1178 Belin-Leprieur unknown
1867117537Tours : Alfred Mame et Fils 1867. 270x185mm. frontispice IX - reliure demi-chagrin brune avec auteur titre encadrements orns et fleurons dors au dos cinq nerfs. Plat et garde papier marbr. Toutes tranches dores. Rousseurs marginales autrement bel exemplaire. 1847 Alfred Mame et Fils unknown
18536624Paris: Furne et Cie 1853. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. First Edition- half leather bound with mottled paper boards. Work of the famous French philospher- including a profile of La Rochefoucauld and his maxims. no illustrations. In fair to good condition. Rubbing and wear to front cover. Raised bands to spine with title labels. Front endpaper and two further papers and rear endpaper removed with clean cut. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's signature on title page. 1853 Furne et Cie hardcover
182916202Paris : Werdet et Lequien 1829. 215x130mm. 408Êpages illustr dÕun frontispice grav. Reliure demi basane coins. Dos faux nerfs titre ornementations et fleurons dors tranches marbr. Belle reliure hormis coins uss. Rousseurs. 1025 Werdet et Lequien unknown
182916023Paris : Froment 1829. 210x130mm. XX- 396Êpages reli demi veau vert de lÕpoque titres et ornementations dors au dos quelques rousseurs 2 coins uss autrement belle reliure dÕpoque. 1015 Froment unknown
183685409BB1836 . 3 Bände in 1. Paris: La Librairie des Ecoles 1836. 16°. 166 209 115 S ; S. 116-200 kleine Titelblattvignetten-Stempel. Halbleder. Einband mit Leimpapiermuster. Rotes Rückenschild mit geprägtem Titel-und Muster. Lesebändchen. Umlau fender Gelbschnitt. altersmässig gebräunt und stockfleckig; Lesebändchen etwas angestaubt; Vorsätze mit Leimschatten; Rückenschild an den Kanten verletzt mit Fehlstellen; Ecken bestossen Angebunden : Les caractères de Theophraste traduit du grec par La Bruyère. Jean de La Bruyère 1645-1696 Privatgelehrter und Prinzenerzieher befasste sich mit den Charakterstudien des Griechen Theophrast 3. Jahrh. v. Chr. Dank scharfer Beobachtung bereicherte er die Charaktere des Theophrast mit deren seiner Zeit. unknown
1881013031Paris: Librarie Des Bibliophiles. Very Good. 1881. Hardcover. Rebound two-volume set of Les Caracteres or The Characters by Jean de La Bruyere in French. Gray cloth covered boards over blue leather spine have gilt stripe on the front and back covers and gilt title on the spine and gilt top on the text block. This edition is number 297 of 500 printed on Hollande paper. Both volumes show minor shelfwear and faded spines. Volume I has a faint dampstain along the top edge of the cover and along one half of the spine. Volume II has minor chipping on the head cap and along the back edge of the spine. Interior pages of both books are lightly browned with age and occasional minor soil markings. Table of Contents title page and front wraps have been bound as the last three pages of each volume. First published in 1688 the tome is part philosophy part satire and part classical translation of Greek philosopher Theophrastus. Les Caracteres was La Bruyere's greatest work which he revised several times in his lifetime and is a critique of class disparaties in aristocratic society. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . Librarie Des Bibliophiles hardcover
18022776Paris X.- 1802. 12mo. Cont. h-calf. Gilt back. XXX 257 303 pp. Some underlinings in the text. St.o.t. unknown
18672774Tours 1867. Royal8vo. Nice cont.hmoroccorichly gilt back. Uncut. IX403 pp. Engr.portr.loose and 18 fine en gravings. A few brownspots. unknown
182432033-136Paris Lefèvre 1824. With engr. portrait of the author. 2 leaves 432 pp. 1 leaf; 2 leaves 408 pp. Large 8vo. 19th-century polished calf over four raised bands spines gilt with 2 gilt-lettered black morocco labels inner and outer edges gilt covers surrounded by black fillet with tiny gilt corner fleurons and blind-stamped ornamental border rhomboid blind-stamped center ornament partly uncut two light stains black fillet parly rubbed. Paris Lefèvre 1824. "Collection des Classiques François". Valuable 19th-century edition of La Bruyère's "Caractères" with the preliminary notes on the author and his work by L. S. Auger and J. Schweighaeuser which were first published in the 32mo edition of the previous year. La Bruyère's 1645-1696 work 1688 is a vivacious and lucid satirical description of the French aristocracy up to the end of the reign of King Louis XIV. Starting with a translation of Theophrast's "Characters" La Bruyère added more and more of his own critical observations with each edition thereby making numerous enemies. Nevertheless he was accepted as a member at the "Académie Française" in 1693. - Very slight brownig to the uncut margins. A wide-margined copy in a fine binding. - Quérard La France littéraire 352; Vicaire IV 786. LITERATURE: FRENCH ; Paris, Lefèvre hardcover
1864045093Paris: Morizot 1864. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition. Oenguilly Grandville Jules David. Half leather over marbled boards wear at edges corners bumped Scattered foxing a bit heavier in spots and at beginning and end. Attractively illustrated. 488pp Size: Quarto 4to. Illustrator: Oenguilly Grandville Jules David. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 045093. <br/><br/> Morizot hardcover
1868193666Paris : Furne Jouvet et Cie 1868. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original full leather. Gilt-title label gilt-crossed raised bands to spine with spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Gilt border and vignette to front panel. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Light water stain evident in right-hand margin up to p.250 and in last few pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 443 pages; Physical description: xv 443 p. : front port ; 23 cm. Subjects: La Bruyere Jean de 1645-1696 -- Caracteres. Characters and characteristics -- Character sketches -- Maxims French -- Aphorisms and apothegms. Includes: Reflexions ou sentences ou maximes morales de la Rochefoucauld 1678: p. 347-443. Language: French. Paris : Furne, Jouvet et Cie hardcover
