Boston: I.Thomas and E.T. Andrews. 1794. Binding: contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, flat spine with gilt divided compartments., Notes: Francois VI, Duke De La Rochefoucault, Prince de Marcillac (1613 – 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs. It is said that his world-view was clear-eyed and urbane, and that he neither condemned human conduct nor sentimentally celebrated it. Born in Paris on the Rue des Petits Champs, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman. Until 1650, he bore the title of Prince de Marcillac., Size: 12mo., , Provenance: Ex-Libris of Ephraim H. Newton, contemporary handwriting and previous owner’s signature on upper free end paper. , Category: Book Literature. Item #B6275

Binding: contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, flat spine with gilt divided compartments., Notes: Francois VI, Duke De La Rochefoucault, Prince de Marcillac (1613 – 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs. It is said that his world-view was clear-eyed and urbane, and that he neither condemned human conduct nor sentimentally celebrated it. Born in Paris on the Rue des Petits Champs, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman. Until 1650, he bore the title of Prince de Marcillac., Size: 12mo., , Provenance: Ex-Libris of Ephraim H. Newton, contemporary handwriting and previous owner’s signature on upper free end paper. , Category: Book Literature.

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