Nov 09, 2010 - Sale 2229

Sale 2229 - Lot 38

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[BOYER, ABEL, attributed to.] The English Theophrastus: or, the Manners of the Age. Being the Modern Characters of the Court, the Town, and the City. [16], 144, 161-383, [1] pages, including engraved allegorical frontispiece (foxed, offsetting onto title). 8vo, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked; occasional toning. London: W. Turner et al., 1702

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First edition of a compilation of aphorisms and observations on contemporary character types and traits, social institutions and behavior, etc., drawn from the writings of La Bruyère, La Rochefoucauld, and others.