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Duclos, Charles. Considerations sur les moeurs de ce siècle.

With engr. frontispiece and title vignette. (8), 437, (3) pp. Small 8vo. Contemp. calf with gilt decoration on spine and gilt spine title. – Paris, Prault and Durand, 1764.

Quatrième édition. First published in 1751, Charles Duclos (1704–1772) became famous for his „Considerations“, which were translated into German and English. Duclos was a member of the Académie Française and a contributor to Diderot’s and d’Alembert’s „Encyclopédie“. – Spine with trace of crease, extremities slightly rubbed. – Best.-Nr. 26787