Eraste ou l'ami de la jeunesse, entretiens familiers sur les connaissances humaines, et particulièrement sur la logique, ou l'art de penser et de raisonner, la morale, la doctrine de l'Eglise, l'histoire de la religion, la mythologie, la physique générale et particulière, l'astronomie, l'histoire naturelle, la botanique, la minéralogie, la géographie et l'histoire de France. Nouvelle édition, revue et continuée pour la géographie et l'histoire par M. DE CLUGNY

New edition. The first edition dates from 1789. Illustrated with 7 plates including 2 folding (map of France and world map).
Contemporary full speckled brown sheep bindings. Smooth spine decorated with Restoration-style ornamental tools, roulettes and fillets. Gilt fillet frame on boards. Red morocco title and volume labels. Marbled edges. Head of volume II slightly worn. Handsome binding. Library label on headcaps (A42, A43).
Educational manual designed to teach basic knowledge to children, in all areas necessary for life in society, presented in the form of dialogues. The author was a fervent admirer of Rousseau.

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