Vol. II only. Should be 2 vol. in 1, 8vo. and 12mo. The
English version is missing, the
French version has 171 leaves, and collates in twelves, engraved frontispiece (defective), title printed in red and black.
According to the later Library of Congress catalogues the
English edition was vol. I of the works of La Bruyère translated by Nicholas Rowe.
This edition not in Quérard.
Originally bound for Jefferson in sheep, gilt back, the first part of the book and the front cover gone. Initialled by Jefferson
at sig. I.
Theophrastus, c. 372-287 B.C. Greek philosopher and successor to Aristotle. His
Moral Characters form the first recorded attempt at systematic character writing.
Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French essayist and moralist. The first edition of his translation of Theophrastus was published with his own
Caractères in 1688.
[1347]
J. 109
Essai sur la caractere des femmes par Thomas.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 57. no. 57, as above.
THOMAS,
Antoine Léonard.
Essai sur le caractere, les mœurs et l’esprit des femmes dans les différens siecles. Par M. Thomas, de l’Académie Françoise.
Seconde Edition.
A
Paris: chez
Moutard,
Libraire de Madame la Dauphine,
1772.
HQ1201 .T47
12mo. 108 leaves: A-I
12.
This edition not in Quérard.
French marbled calf, repaired at joints; original marbled endpapers. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. With the Library of
Congress 1815 bookplate.
Entered without price on Jefferson’s undated manuscript catalogue.
Antoine Léonard Thomas, 1732-1785, French scholar. The first edition of this work was published earlier in the same year, and had a frontispiece
omitted from this edition.
[1348]
110
Russel’s essay on the characters of women.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 59. no. 58, as above.
THOMAS,
Antoine Léonard--
RUSSELL, William.
Essay on the Character, Manners, and Genius of Women in different ages. Enlarged from the
French of M. Thomas, by Mr. Russell. In
Two Volumes. Vol. I [-II].
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by
R. Aitken,
1774.
HQ1201 .T5
2 vol. in 1. 12mo, 66 and 68 leaves; publisher’s advertisement on the last leaf.
Sabin 95376.
Evans 13650.
Hildeburn 3119.
William Russell, 1741-1793, Scottish historical and miscellaneous writer. The first edition of this work was published in London in 1773.
[1349]
J. 111
Les Loisirs du Marquis d’Argenson.
2. v.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 57. no. 116, as above.
[ARGENSON,
René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d’.]
Les Loisirs d’un Ministre, ou Essais dans le goût de ceux de Montagne, composés, en 1736. Tome Premier [-Second]. A
Liege: chez
C. Plomteux,
m.dcc.lxxxvii
. [1787.]
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