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four books that are stacked on top of each othera book with a picture of a man on it
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72 - LA BRUYÈRE (Jean de). *Les Caractères*, followed by *The Cha…
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Estimate €50 - €80
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LA BRUYÈRE (Jean de). *Les Caractères*, followed by *The Characters of Theophrastus*, translated from the Greek by the same author. Paris, Lefèvre, 1818. 2 volumes, large 8vo, in light brown half-calf with small corners, spine with richly decorated raised bands, title and volume number in gold (Vogel). Portrait of the author as a frontispiece. Scattered foxing, but otherwise a very fine copy on large-format paper in a signed contemporary binding.
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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