La maniere de bien penser dans les ouvrages d’esprit. Dialogues. Nouvelle edition.
Paris: Chez Florentin Delaulne, 1715. First published in 1687, this is an important book on the art of logical thinking. OCLC does not note the present edition, though it lists several editions between its publication between its publication and 1735, so it was clearly a popular work. Head of spine a bit chipped, armorial bookplate, old ink signature, old library rubberstamp, bookseller’s label. A very good, clean copy. Contemporary speckled calf. Gilt spine with burgundy morocco label. Twelvemo. viii, 557. [3, “Privilege du roi”] pp. Item #17583
Bouhours (1628-1702) was a Jesuit professor of rhetoric and belles lettres. His major work is Les entretiens d’Ariste et d’Eugène, a critical work on the French language. He also wrote lives of Saint Ignatius Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier, the latter of which was translated into English by John Dryden.
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