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The characters, or, The manners of the age.

Title: The characters, or, The manners of the age. By Monsieur de La Brvyere ... Made English by several hands. With the Characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek. And a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de La Bruyere. To which is added, a key to his Characters.
Author: La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696.
Publication: London, Printed for John Bullord, and sold by Matt. Gilliflower; Ben. Tooke; Christopher Bateman; and Richard Parker, 1699.

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Additional Authors

Theophrastus

Description

8 p. l., 451 [i.e. 449] p., 15 l., 5-45 p., 1 l.; 20 cm. (8vo.).

Subject

Characters and characteristics

Note

First leaf blank.
"The moral characters of Theophrastus. Made English from the Greek. With a prefatory discourse concerning Theophrastvs, from the French of Monsr de la Bruyere. London, Printed in the year, 1698," 15 l., 5-45 p.

Indexed In (note)

Wing

Numbering (note)

Numbers 289-290 omitted in paging.

Call Number

*KC 1699 (La Bruyère, J. de. Characters, or, The manners of the age)

LCCN

10031825

OCLC

7263878

Author

La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696.

Title

The characters, or, The manners of the age. By Monsieur de La Brvyere ... Made English by several hands. With the Characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek. And a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de La Bruyere. To which is added, a key to his Characters.

Imprint

London, Printed for John Bullord, and sold by Matt. Gilliflower; Ben. Tooke; Christopher Bateman; and Richard Parker, 1699.

Indexed In:

Wing L104

Numbering

Numbers 289-290 omitted in paging.

Local Note

With autograph: Leighton.

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Added Author

Theophrastus.

Theophrastus. Characters.

Research Call Number

*KC 1699 (La Bruyère, J. de. Characters, or, The manners of the age)

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