Mr. de Saint-Evremont - Oeuvres meslées - 1693

Charles de Saint-Evremont
Oeuvres meslées of Mr. de Saint-Evremont. Paris, by Claude Barbin, on the second entrance of the Sainte Chapelle, 1693

4 tomi in 1; 15.5×10.5 cm; Pp. (14)317,(3); (2),230,(8); (4),289, (13); (14),268,(4).
Contemporary binding in full marbled leather, spine with raised bands and rich decorations and gold titles, edges speckled. Frontispiece figurative and typographic title-page in red and black with an engraved vignette.

Seventeenth-century edition of the miscellaneous works of the famous French moralist and writer Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613-1703), an author known for essays, letters and literary and philosophical reflections that spread widely in European culture between the 17th and 18th centuries.

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

A copy in generally good condition; binding solid with normal signs of use and slight abrasions to the boards; pages overall fresh with sporadic browning and small marginal stains, without compromise to the text.

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