Description:
- Dated 18140. No engravings.
- Enhanced with the interesting discourse published by this famous writer on the origin and state of concerns, translated by the litterateur D.J.J. de Mora.
- The author, Baron de Holbace (1723 - 1789), was a Franco-German writer, philosopher, and encyclopaedist. He was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
- Contains all three volumes in one book.
Parts of Contents:
- Single volume. English copy, with complete text.
- Water paper. Title page. Prospectus. Foreword. First section. Volume II. Table of Contents. Volume III. Index. Water paper.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of good execution, with guillotined cuts, from the First Half of the 19th Century.
- Text in single-colour printing in black, very good ink, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on fine laid paper, of good quality.
- Spanish hard covers.
- Stamped on spine: 'La Moral. 1.2.3'.
Conservation and Damage:
- The book is in very good condition.
- Cuts with some soiling and small specks of rust. It has small rust stains, without affecting the text. In general quite clean.
- The tips are slightly deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- The book has not suffered external aggressions such as attacks by insects, rodents, etc.
- The book shows wear typical of it’s age.
Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
4571 - BOOK THE UNIVERSAL MORAL. THREE VOLUMES. 1840