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[BERNIS (Cardinal de)]. Complete Works of M. de le C. de B**…
See original version (French)
76
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[BERNIS (Cardinal de)]. Complete Works of M. de le C. de B**…
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
[BERNIS (Cardinal de)].
Complete Works of M. de le C. de B***. London, 1767.
2 volumes, small 8vo, (3)-VI- 207 pp and (5)-II- 180 pp. Polished speckled calfskin with a smooth spine, decorated in the period style, framed by a triple gilt fillet, speckled edges (corners rubbed, slight defects).
Description:
A fine copy in its contemporary binding.
A collection of poems, philosophical reflections and speeches by François-Joachim de Pierre, Cardinal de Bernis (1715–1794), diplomat and Minister of State under Louis XV.
Published during his lifetime.
A free spirit, he became a poet before turning to diplomacy. His poem *The Four Seasons* foreshadows a fascination with nature that would characterise the second half of the century and explains the success of Bernis’s poetic works.
Generous margins.
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