PANAGE
Les moeurs
S. n.|s. l. 1748|10 x 16.50 cm|3 parties reliées en un volume
First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece, a title vignette repeated on the three title pages, and three title vignettes.
Contemporary full marbled brown calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. Lower joint open at foot. Lacks and holes along the lower joint. One corner bumped.
An essay on virtues, of which we know there were countless in the 18th century, this one containing particular qualities; immediately aligning itself with the Enlightenment movement by rejecting the notion that virtues are the privilege of a single religion, the author addresses all men, stigmatizing the wealthy, social position and the model of the honest man of the 17th century, for the work is a critique of contemporary society against the backdrop of an essay on virtues. The preface, which runs counter to the exercise, sincerely announces the author's self-love and his design.
Contemporary full marbled brown calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. Lower joint open at foot. Lacks and holes along the lower joint. One corner bumped.
An essay on virtues, of which we know there were countless in the 18th century, this one containing particular qualities; immediately aligning itself with the Enlightenment movement by rejecting the notion that virtues are the privilege of a single religion, the author addresses all men, stigmatizing the wealthy, social position and the model of the honest man of the 17th century, for the work is a critique of contemporary society against the backdrop of an essay on virtues. The preface, which runs counter to the exercise, sincerely announces the author's self-love and his design.
€180