Mr. de Saint-Evremont - Oeuvres meslées - 1693

Saint-Evremont, Charles de
Mixed Works of Mr. de Saint-Evremont
Paris, at Claude Barbin, on the second Perron of the Sainte Chapelle, 1693

4 tomi in 1; 15.5 x 10.5 cm; Pp. (14)317,(3); (2),230,(8); (4),289, (13); (14),268,(4).
Contemporary full morocco binding with raised spine, rich decorations and gilt titles, sprinkled edges. Frontispiece with illustration and typographic title in red and black with an engraved vignette.

Seventeenth-century edition of the miscellany works of the famous French moralist and writer Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613-1703), an author known for essays, letters and reflections on literary and philosophical topics that enjoyed wide diffusion across Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Les Oeuvres meslées by Charles de Saint-Évremond gather essays, letters and reflections on politics, morality, literature and society.
The author analyzes with critical and ironic wit the manners of his time, offering comments on European culture and intellectual life.
The work unites moral philosophy, historical observations and short stories, well representing the libertine and rational thought of the 17th century.

- Exemplar in generally good condition; solid binding with normal signs of wear and slight abrasions to the boards; pages overall fresh with sporadic browning and small marginal stains, with no text compromise.

Edition printed in Paris by the well-known bookseller-publisher Claude Barbin, a central figure in 17th-century French publishing.