Francfort en Foire, (Liège), J. F. Bassompière & (Bruxelles) J. Van den Berghen, 1762, in-8°, (24)nn pp + 264 pp, full mottled calf, gilt decorated raised back, marbled endpapers, edges painted red. Complete and very fine copy, with no provenance indication. The author, a very smart colonel in the service of the king of Poland, wrote these personal philosophical in French. This is the first edition. The book contains a dedication to the Habsburg empress Marie -Thérèse, beautifully printed in italic. Text in French.
Louis-Antoine, Marquis Caraccioli, Le Mans, 6 novembre 1719, 29 mai 1803 - Ecrivain polygraphe, auteur douvrages littéraires, historiques, politiques, théologiques, etc.
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A PARIS, Chez Nyon - 1766 - Edition Originale - In-12 - Reliure plein veau de l'époque - petites épidermures - Dos lisse orné de caissons fleuronnés - Roulettes dorées sur les coupes - Toutes tranches rouges - petites taches en tête aux dernières pages - 338 pages + (2) approbation - Bon exemplaire