Les hommes. Nouvelle Edition, Rev , corrig e & augment e par lÕAuteur.

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Cioranescu describes Varennes (?-1745?) as chaplain to the king and Abb of Land vennec. In this book, he looks at the behavior of a number of fictional characters (Agenor,Ópetit maitre, tourdi, sans jugementÓ; Elvire, Òfille dÕune grande vertu, & qui fait par cela m me tant dÕ[honneur son sexeÓ; Utime, Òhomme qui lÕambition tourne la `t teÓ; etc.) in order to discuss good and bad conduct. Twelvemo. xxiv, 301, [11] pp. Contemporary calf, gilt spine with red morocco label, edges stained red. . One inch splits along front and back joints near head of spine, binding extremities a bit worn. Old ink signature on title-page, a few small stains. A good, clean copy. Second edition of a conduct book that first appeared in 1712. The preface states that this edition has been so greatly enlarged, reorganized and corrected that it is virtually a new book. OCLC lists two copies, one at SUNY Buffalo and one at Linkoping Stadsbibliotek. It lists five copies of the first editionÑat the Library of Congress, the Universities of Chicago and Iowa, Brown University, and the Biblioth que Nationale du Quebec. Seller Inventory # 13331

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