LES CARACTERES DE MONSIEUR DE LA BRUYERE
Paris: Chez Laurent Prault, 1768. 16mo in eights. 2 volumes: (4), xii, 379; (4), 440 pp. La Bruyere (1645-1696), a French philosopher, is best known for his Caracteres, “sketches, combining literary and ethical criticism, of individuals baptized with names taken from the plays and romances of the times.” Contemporary mottled..... More
