1759 La Bruyere Les Caracteres French Vol 1 Gilt Leather Provenance
$ 58.08
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1759 La Bruyere Les Caracteres French Vol 1 Gilt Leather Provenance. Bound in period-style leather with gilt spine decoration and marbled boards/endpapers. The front pastedown carries an engraved armorial bookplate reading in part: “Ex Bibliotheca quam Gautherin Supremae Galliae Senatus advocati.”. 1759 Paris edition of Les Caracteres de Monsieur de La Bruyere, Tome Premier, printed in French by Chez David, Libraire, rue & vis-a-vis la grille des Mathurins. A charming pocket-format 18th-century French literary volume, containing La Bruyere’s celebrated moral and social character sketches, with prefatory and related material including Theophrastus content. This is Tome Premier only, not a complete multi-volume set. Bound in period-style leather with gilt spine decoration and marbled boards/endpapers. The front pastedown carries an engraved armorial bookplate reading in part: “Ex Bibliotheca quam Gautherin Supremae Galliae Senatus advocati.” There are also manuscript notes in French on the endpapers and adjacent leaves, including biographical notes on Jean de La Bruyere. Condition: attractive shelf appearance with gilt spine still bright in places. Rubbing and wear to boards, spine ends, joints, and corners; marbled paper worn at edges. Interior shows age toning, scattered spotting, handling wear, and manuscript annotations. Binding remains presentable. Tome I only. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
