GENLIS, [Stephanie Felicite Ducrest de Saint Aubin] Madame de. LA BRUYERE THE LESS: or, Characters and manners of the children of the present age. Written for the use of children of twelve or thirteen years of age; with the exception of the ten last chapters, which apply to persons of more advanced years. Translated from the french of Madame de Genlis. Dublin: Printed by J. Stockdale; for P. Wogan, T. Jackson, J. Rice, C. Folingsby, and J. Stockdale, 1801. Second English language translation, within a year of the French edition. 12mo. xii,263 pp. Contemporary binding of red morocco-backed marbled boards, with gilt-stamped spine title. The binding is darkened at spine and top-edges of boards; fore-corned are rubbed and rounded. One leaf (E2) has marginal loss at bottom forecorner, not affecting text. It is clean within, and a sound and about very good copy overall. Mme de Genlis (1746-1830) was a prolific and very popular writer in her day, as well as a talented teacher. Her works were translated almost immediately into English. And one of her former pupils, Louis Philippe, became King of France. Seller Inventory # 78008

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Title: LA BRUYERE THE LESS

Publication Date: 1801

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OUR STOCK of some 30,000 volumes includes one of the largest and finest inventories of books relating to Japan and East Asia in the country. In addition to a large general antiquarian stock, our areas of particular expertise are: children's books, photographica, Americana, historical archives, women's books, color plate books, early maps and atlases, sets and fine bindings, American and British literature, Japanese woodblock print books from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and travel and exploration. We buy and sell books in all these categories. Through the years, we have issued over 50 catalogues of general antiquarian and literary materials, along with 30 catalogues relating to Japan and East Asia. Members of the firm travel extensively in America and Asia, to buy libraries and to attend bookfairs and auctions.

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