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Timee de Locres en Grec et en Francois: Avec des Dissertations sur les Principales Questions de la Metaphisique, de la Phisique, & de la Morale des Anciens; qui Peuvent Servir de Suite & de Conclusion a la Philosophie du Bon Sens
by Le Marquis D'Argens; [Jean-Baptiste De Boyer Argens]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front board nearly detached, head and foot of spine chipped, pages toned and some light
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Berlin: Haude et Spener. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front board nearly detached, head . and foot of spine chipped, pages toned and some light foxing to . preliminary and last several leaves. 1763. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with speckled paper-covered boards. [7], iv-xiv, 405, [5] pp. One folding leaf at rear containing two engraved geometric figures. Gilt-stamped leather lettering piece in one compartment, manuscript paper label in another, and gilt flower designs stamped in the remaining three. Text in French and ancient Greek. Analysis of writings of Timaeus of Locri, as included in Plato's works, and other philosophical discussion, including further notes on his bestselling “La Philosophie du Bon Sens", by the French writer who was a free thinker and contemporary of Voltaire. His unorthodox views led him to the court of Frederick the Great, where he spent much of his adult life. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Old Saratoga Books
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- 38068
- Title
- Timee de Locres en Grec et en Francois: Avec des Dissertations sur les Principales Questions de la Metaphisique, de la Phisique, & de la Morale des Anciens; qui Peuvent Servir de Suite & de Conclusion a la Philosophie du Bon Sens
- Author
- Le Marquis D'Argens; [Jean-Baptiste De Boyer Argens]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front board nearly detached, head and foot of spine chipped, pages toned and some light
- Publisher
- Haude et Spener
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1763
- Keywords
- Platonic Philosophy, Le Marquis D'argens, The Enlightenment, French Writers, French Literature, 18th Century Literature, Free Thought
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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