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Jean-Baptiste Marquis de BOYER D'ARGENS

Lettres chinoises , ou correspondance philosophique , historique & critique , entre un Chinois Voyageur & ses correspondants à la Chine , en Perse & au Japon . Nouvelle édition augmentée de nouvelles lettres & de quantité de remarques. [Ensemble] Songes philosophiques, par l'auteur des lettres juives

Chez Pierre Paupie, à La Haye; à Berlin 1755 - 1746, in-12 (8x14,5cm), xxiv, 306pp. et 332pp. et 338pp. et 332pp. et 327pp. et 84pp. ; 187pp., 6 volumes reliés.

New edition (third?) And first in 6 volumes. The First edition date 1746.Les philosophical Dreams are publishing originale.Plein speckled antique brown calf. Smooth back decorated. Parts of titles and volume numbers in red morocco. Triple gold star and mesh spandrels on the boards. All red edges. Three caps and three head and tail frayed. Some corners slightly émoussés.Les Chinese Letters, inaugurated by the same author by Jewish letters that typical design Lights compare manners and customs of many civilizations; work in pattern, always humorous, the first book of its kind: The spy of the court of Marana and Persian Letters of Montesquieu. Chinese narrator writing to his fellow different places of Europe (Moscow Stockholm, Paris ...). The work is supposed to always wonder about the strangeness of our own thoughts and habits. D'Argens also describes several trips east, with interesting information about the customs and institutions of the Eastern countries. Like the Jewish cabalistic or letters from the same author, Chinese letters were published in périodiques.Les philosophical dreams, numbering 20, relations dreams, utopias are authentic; the first tale land inhabited and ruled by apes, the Singimanie; the second involves a monkey and tasks Changijournes narrator, who continually changes of clothes and fashion people ... In the fifteenth dream, the narrator is visited by Racine, and dialogue exposes the field of literature in time of the author, etc ... --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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