Maxims Moral Reflections by Rochefoucault (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No publication date given, 1825 is best guess. Book is rebound and has minor wear to the edges and corners, minor wear at the hinges as well. There is light rubbing to covers, a bit of foxing to end papers and a long gift inscription from the period lingers on the cover page, otherwise in good conditi…

Leather. Condition: Good. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 139 pages; Bound in full black leather. Contents soundly bound and complete. Leather over spine with chips at spine ends and one missing mid-spine. Leather over spine split over frotn hinge and helkd in place by prior owner's use of several short strips of cello tape. Older linen tap…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. 16 mo - over 5 3/4 - 6 3/4' Tall. Green linen hardboards, black lined borders, gold lettering face and spine. Rubbing along the spine ribs. Heavy rubbing to the spine ends and corners; corner boards exposed. P/O library stamp on second cover page. Pages unmarked. Stock photos may not…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 5 works bound together. All 1st thus. HB. 1/2L. marbled boards 16mo. Poor. Top 3/4 of spine missing, rear cover worm-eaten, both covers tender, ink inscription of fly-leaf following ffep. Works are: (I) Perceptive Moral & Sentimental Pieces: On Human Pursuits; On Human Life, by Goethe; On Inconsistent…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a collection of 450 maxims that the author compiled over many years. They are insights on the human condition, covering topics as diverse as ability, beauty, and virtue. The maxims, attributed to the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, are sharp and witty observations on human…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the intricate workings of the human heart, exploring the hidden motives and often self-serving nature that lie beneath our actions. Drawing upon the wisdom of ancient thinkers like Tacitus, the author presents a series of insightful maxims that challenge our assum…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1797, 175pp + indices, bound wtih "The Trial', 1818, 32pp, "Maxims" bilingual w/ French & English on facing pages, corners slightly bumped, shelfwear & soiling to cover, waterstain to margin of 1st 120 pgs, & more waterstaining near end of book, affects some text, minimal pencil underlinin…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Early Reprint. 160 Pp Include Index At End. Full Leather, Small Red Spine Label. Small 12 Mo (In 6'S) 5 1/4" Tall. One Of Many Similar Reprints Of This Work From Various Publishers Also In 1775. Wear To Covers, Intact And Complete But Joints Cracked; No Names Or Marks Except Early Quotation On Ha…

Condition: Fair. Edinburgh: Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1783. Early reprint. 24mo hardcover. x+140pp+index. Fair book. Shelfworn, with cracked joints and hinges and erosion to the head of the spine. Owner's name on front pastedown and page iv. Partially rubbed out inscription on rear pastedown. (Didactic Literature, French…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With almost no library markings, With owner's name inside cover. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,3…

Leather. Condition: Good Only. An early nineteenth century edition of the maxims of Rochefoucauld, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Illustrated with a frontispiece.The moral maxims of Francois de la Rochefoucauld, his most enduring work.Rochefoucauld was the most accomplished French moralist of his era, and is best reme…

Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Good. First Thus. Size: 18mo 5 1/2 - 6 1/2". 60 / 49 / vi + 23 / 24 / 28 / 24 / 28pp. Rebacked with original boards retained. Gilt titles to spine. Scattered foxing. Previous owner's book-plate laid in and ink signature, dated 1804. Edges browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Published over t…

, title are - Maxim's and Moral Reflections from the French of the Duke de la Rochefoucault; Moral Pieces on Human Pursuits, on Inconsistent Expectations, The Character of Antiope, &c. &c.; Moral Pieces, A Funeral Oration of a Peasant, The Speech of Logan, &c. &c.; Conduct and Morals, The Duties of the Young, by Hugh Blair, D.D.…

xxiii, [1], 158pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Inked ownership inscription 'Tho. Butler / Downland / 1850' to recto of front blank fly-leaf, final page browned. A rare survival of the first English verse edition of French moralist Francois de La Rochefoucau…