Publisher:
Londres, No Publisher Listed: 1803
viii, 423 pages; Contemporary full sheep, marbled covers, flat spine decoratively paneled and stamped in gilt, title on red leather label, marbled endpapers. A very nice copy, with rubbing to the binding, wear to the corners, minor toning to the endpapers and text throughout, but still intact and handsome. An early edition of this French classic of moral education and etiquette, usually attributed to Laurent-Pierre Brenger (1749-1822). The book's application and intention is stated at length in the extended subtitle: "propre faire aimer la sagesse, former le coeur des jeunes gens par le...
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