Lot 320
[Abbadie (Jacques)] "Pierre Boher". The Art of Knowing Ones Self: or, a Diligent Search after the Springs of Morality, 2 parts in 1, Printed for Richard Bentley, 1696.
Hammer Price: £300
Description
[Abbadie (Jacques)] "Pierre Boher". The Art of Knowing Ones Self: or, a Diligent Search after the Springs of Morality, 2 parts in 1, translated by P. Hanbury, half-title, errata slip after preliminary leaves, contemporary calf, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, [Wing A46], 8vo, Printed for Richard Bentley, 1696.
⁂ An excellent copy in fresh and unsophisticated condition. The errata slip is not called for by ESTC. No copy of this edition traced at auction, but 3 copies of the Oxford edition of a year earlier have appeared (1896, 1950 and 2007).
Provenance: The Earl of Ilchester (bookplate); Arnold Muirhead (bookplate).
Description
[Abbadie (Jacques)] "Pierre Boher". The Art of Knowing Ones Self: or, a Diligent Search after the Springs of Morality, 2 parts in 1, translated by P. Hanbury, half-title, errata slip after preliminary leaves, contemporary calf, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, [Wing A46], 8vo, Printed for Richard Bentley, 1696.
⁂ An excellent copy in fresh and unsophisticated condition. The errata slip is not called for by ESTC. No copy of this edition traced at auction, but 3 copies of the Oxford edition of a year earlier have appeared (1896, 1950 and 2007).
Provenance: The Earl of Ilchester (bookplate); Arnold Muirhead (bookplate).