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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère, newly rendered into English by Henri Van Laun, with an introduction, a biographical memoir and notes. Illustrated with twenty-four etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier.

Title
The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère, newly rendered into English by Henri Van Laun, with an introduction, a biographical memoir and notes. Illustrated with twenty-four etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier.
Author
La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696.
Publication
New York, Scribner & Welford; London, J. C. Nimme, 1885.

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Additional Authors
  • Van Laun, Henri, 1820-1896
  • Damman, Benjamin, 1835-
  • Foulquier, Jean Antoine Valentin, 1822-1896
Description
3 p.ℓ., [9]-31, v, [7]-494 p. front., mounted illus., ports.; 23 cm.
Summary
These writings provide a unique view of the height of 17th-century French culture.
Uniform Title
Caractères. English
Alternative Title
Caractères.
Subject
  • Characters and characteristics
  • France > Social life and customs > 17th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Biographical foot-notes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
LCCN
^^^20003397^
OCLC
  • 9727286
  • SCSB-12757890
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library