[Rarebooks] FS: English translations of Esprit and La Rochefoucauld. 1706

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Esprit, Jacques. DISCOURSES ON THE DECEITFULNESS OF HUMANE VIRTUES. Done Out 
of French by William Beauvoir… To Which Is Added, the Duke de la Rochefoucaut’
s Moral Reflections. London: Printed for And. Bell and J. Round. 1706. 8vo. 
(16),432pp. BOUND WITH (as published): La Rochefoucauld, Francois, duc de. 
MORAL REFLECTIONS AND MAXIMS… Newly Made English from the Paris Edition. London: 
And. Bell and J. Round. 1706. (4),xvi,96,(8)pp. Index. Minor worming on the 
final 20 leaves with the loss of some letters (but readability not affected). 
Cont. tooled paneled calf, rubbed, spine worn & chipped at extremities, label 
mostly lacking. 2” split at top of rear hinge.     $500.00 (trade discount 
allowed)
A new English translation of both works. The first, by Esprit, was previously 
published in 1691 under the title, “The Falsehood of Human Virtue.” La 
Rochefoucauld’s work had been translated in 1694 under the title, “Moral Maxims & 
Reflections.”

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