The works of Monsieur de La Bruyère. In two volumes. Containing, I. The moral characters of Theophrastus. II. The characters, or, The manners of the present age. III. M. Bruyere's speech upon his admission into the French Academy. IV. An account of the life and writings of M. Bruyere. By Monsieur Coste. ...
Jean de La Bruyère (1645 - 1696)
Category
Books
Date
1713
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 3229752.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
The sixth edition, ... v.1 : port. ; 8vo. Provenance: not indigenous. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet borders; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt lettered & numbered red & green spine labels: Bruyere's Works ... (Missing upper board.)
Makers and roles
Jean de La Bruyère (1645 - 1696) Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) Theophrastus (c.372-287 BC) Pierre Coste (1668-1747) Pierre Coste (1668-1747) Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) Michael Vandergucht (Antwerp 1660 – London 1725)