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1789 CARACTERES de THEOPHRASTE 2 VOLUMES antique in FRENCH

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1789 CARACTERES de THEOPHRASTE 2 VOLUMES antique in FRENCH

Item Details

Description

Londres, 1789-1790
2 volumes, complete
Size 3 1/4 by 5 3/4"
Good interior condition, worn leather bindings.
248 and 285 pages
text in French

The Characters is a work of the peripatetic philosopher Theophrastus , Ethopeus probably written in 319 BC. J.-C.
This work on manners unites philosophy with sciences and morals; it has been imitated many times over the centuries as a lucid and amused look at the vices and quirks of humanity.

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