Rouchefoucault Duke (2 results)
Published by [Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire:] Golden Cockerel Press, 1924. 1924
- Hardcover
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller1-star sellerOctavo. [136] pp. Printed in black and blue. Dark blue boards with vellum backstrip, gilt front cover and spine. Boards a bit faded. A very good copy. Limited to 325 copies.
More imagesPublished by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, Boston 1794
Seller: David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.David M. Lesser, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. Original marbled wraps [frayed along spine and inner margin], stitched. 72pp, lightly worn. About Very Good. "Best of the three earliest American editions." Jenkins. The advertisement 'To the Public' says that "these maxims contributed more than any other work to form the taste of the French nation, and give it a true reli…sh for propriety and correctness." They are arranged alphabetically, from 'Ability' to 'Youth,' with an Index at the end. Evans 27197. I Jenkins 268.
