"Aristippe ou de la cour" (1658) by Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (French, 1597 - 1654) First edition by Jean Elsevier in Leiden, published in 1658. This book is scarce as most of 1658 Elsevier first edition books have a different engraving and title page. This one has as title page the re-worked engraving, signed by the artist engraver, that will be used as title page for the 1664 second Elsevier edition published in Amsterdam. Lit.: Tchemerzine, I, 375; Brunet, I, 632. Bound in contemporary vellum. Inscribed later in ink on spine with the book title. Browned and slightly outworn vellum. Vellum bound at some fault. Scuffings, bents, bumpings to corners and extremities. Hole on back bound. Cover has wear such as rubbing, bents and scuffs, a small split on vellum between spine and front bound, lower left corner. Lower left back corner bent. A slight shelf lean. Older pencil inscription with name of previous owner and other markings on front guard page. last leafs slightly bent at corners. Otherwise healthy interior with scattered faint spotting. The book is in French, it has 288 pages, of which 26 table of contents and two of privileges. The book measures 13.5 cm in height, 8 cm in length and 2.7 cm in width. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1597 - 1654) was a French libertine writer, highly regarded in his time for the quality of his prose, which is particularly evident in his Letters. This work is dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden. It can be considered the author's masterpiece. Guez de Balzac studied the inner workings of the court and sought ways to reconcile duty with politics. Aristippus of Cyrene was the founder of the Cyrenaic school of Philosophy and a pupil of Socrates. He was the first Socrate's disciple to took money for his teaching. PLEASE NOTE: - This item will be shipped from UK. Depending on your country of residence, you may be subject to import taxes and additional duties such as VAT! Make sure that you are aware of the import rules in the country of destination. These custom charges cannot be calculated prior to shipping since the amount you may pay is determined by customs officials in the country of destination. Please keep this information in mind before bidding! - Always take a very good look at the pictures before bidding. The pictures and the descriptions provide the most possible accurate condition of the item. - In the event that you come across any problem after you purchase the lot, please always contact the seller before leaving a negative feedback, because we will always find out a solution to overcome any inconvenience and to resolve any problem you encounter. - The lot will be neatly and properly packaged with no expense spared and it will be shipped by tracked expedited courier, aiming to ship within 24 hours after payment. You will immediately receive the tracking number of the shipment. Also please be aware that we cannot have any control over shipping and the methods of the courier once the lot is sent. If you come across any problem with the shipment, please contact us and we will always find out a solution together.