Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf, Comte de VOLNEY
Les ruines, ou méditation sur les révolutions des empires
Chez Desenne • Volland • Plassans|à Paris 1792|12.50 x 20 cm|relié
First French edition. The original edition appeared in Geneva in 1791. Illustrated with 3 plates, a frontispiece and two folding: a hemispheric map and an astrological one.
Contemporary full marbled sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. Upper headcap worn. Rubbing to joints and edges.
Famous work by the philosopher Volney in which personal memories, philosophy and reflections alternate. While the general subject is a questioning of the disappearance and ruin of empires (Volney begins his book with a meditation on the collapse of Palmyra), the work addresses multiple related themes: origins of religious cults, symbolism, worship of stars. The book excels...
Contemporary full marbled sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. Upper headcap worn. Rubbing to joints and edges.
Famous work by the philosopher Volney in which personal memories, philosophy and reflections alternate. While the general subject is a questioning of the disappearance and ruin of empires (Volney begins his book with a meditation on the collapse of Palmyra), the work addresses multiple related themes: origins of religious cults, symbolism, worship of stars. The book excels...
€350