By Theophrastus; Jean de La Bruyere

Published: Paris Garnier Freres

Size: 7" by 4.5" Pagination: xxviii, 452pp

A leather bound copy of Bruyere's translation of Theophrastus' philosophical work 'The Characters'.

By Theophrastus; Jean de La Bruyere

1885 Les Caracteres de Theophraste: Traduits du Grec avec Les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle

Name: 1885 Les Caracteres de Theophraste: Traduits du Grec avec Les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
SKU: 944Y5
Price: 36 GBP
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Published: Paris Garnier Freres

Size: 7" by 4.5" Pagination: xxviii, 452pp

A leather bound copy of Bruyere's translation of Theophrastus' philosophical work 'The Characters'.

£36.00

weight: 0.5kgs / stock code: 944Y5

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Description

With the original French text.

Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards.

Undated, dated from an identical copy held by the Hathi Trust.

The French translation of this work by ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus, which is often recognised as one of the earliest studies of human character types.

Translated by Jean de La Bruyere, a French philosopher and moralist who was noted for his satire.

Condition

Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards. Externally, with rubbing to the extremities and cracking to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot.

Overall: Good

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