Maxims and Moral Reflections by the Duke de la Rochefoucault. A New Edition Revised and Improved by Rochefoucault, Duke de la - 1775

New York: Worthington Co. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1889, 12mo, 224pp. Extremities moderately worn, previous owner's pencil inscription at front, else G. La Rochefoucault, (Rochefoucauld), (1613-1680), is best remembered as one of the greatest writers of maxims, but he also wrote his Memoires, which was an account of his political career. The principal merit of the Maxims lies in their style which is clear, concise, and polished. The maxims comprise 120 pages and the aphorisms by Shakespeare , organized by play title, take up the rest of the book. .

London: C. Whittingham, 1802. New Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Box Rear Room Far Back Brown leather [5]+vi-xiv154p+[2 ads],illus Light fray corners Owners book-plate on fep

London, T. Knott and Champante & Whitrow, 1796, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1796, 1796. Paperback. Fair. 5 works bound together. All 1st thus. HB. 1/2L. marbled boards 16mo. Poor. Top 3/4 of spine missing, rear cover worm-eaten, both covers tender, ink inscription of fly-leaf following ffep. Works are: (I) Perceptive Moral & Sentimental Pieces: On Human Pursuits; On Human Life, by Goethe; On Inconsistent Expectations, by Mrs. Barbauld; Maxims and Reflections, by Stanislaus, the deposed King of Poland; Character oof Antiope, from Fenelon, by Robertson; Character of a True Friend, by Dr. Enfield; The Secret of Being Always Easy, by l'Abbe Aubert: published 1796.;(II) Maxims and Moral Reflections by teh Duke de la Rochefoucault, from the French; published 1794; (III) Poems of John Gay, viz. The Shepherd's Week; Song; Black-ey'd Susan; A New Song of New Similies; Fables; published 1795; (IV) Scotish Ballads and Songs; published 1796; (V) Songs: Descriptive, Moral and Pastoral, Humourous.

James Miller, Publisher, New York, January 1872. Hardcover. Good - Cash/No Jacket. 16 mo - over 5 3/4 - 6 3/4' Tall. Green linen hardboards, black lined borders, gold lettering face and spine. Rubbing along the spine ribs. Heavy rubbing to the spine ends and corners; corner boards exposed. P/O library stamp on second cover page. Pages unmarked. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

New York and Evanston: James Miller, Publisher, 1872. Cloth. Very Good. 1872, New York. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 224 pp., bound in publishers orange cloth with titles in gilt on front cover and spine. Spine is darkened; tips, edges and spine rubbed. Some soiling to covers. Previous owners name plate inside front cover; small water stain to upper corner of first 30 pages. Binding is tight; text unmarked.

New York: John W Lovell Undated book but assumed from turn of century 18/19th, solid and clean, pages are rough cut. Dark blue boards with rubbing to head and tail of spine, very little shelfwear otherwise. Tipped in original sellers catalogue entry on inner front board.

Alexander Donaldson. Collectible - Acceptable. Edinburgh: Alexander Donaldson, 1783. 24mo Hardcover 140 pgs. Fair Front cover loose. spine creased. Inquire if you need further information.

Calais: Lepoittevin-Lacroiz, 1797. 1797, 175pp + indices, bound wtih "The Trial', 1818, 32pp, "Maxims" bilingual w/ French & English on facing pages, corners slightly bumped, shelfwear & soiling to cover, waterstain to margin of 1st 120 pgs, & more waterstaining near end of book, affects some text, minimal pencil underlining, owner's notes to blank pg before index, a slight bit of foxing, a couple pgs w/ wrinkles, small hole through margin of 4 pgs of index.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: John W. Lovell Company Also Shakesperian Aphorisms. Scarce. (No date) 224 pp. Light foxing on endpapers, with previous owner's name on ffep. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, small stains. VG. Hardcover. Very Good.

Golden Cockerel Press, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Limited edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Limited to 325 copies; copy # 52. Limited reprint of the original 1749 edition published in 1924. Moderate wear to the boards. Tight binding. Clean interior pages with occasional foxing. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.