Michel De Montaigne - Les Essais de Michel seigneur de Montaigne - 1669

Rare original edition of the third and last book of this major work of French literature and humanist philosophy, in which Michel Eyquem de Montaigne undertakes to explore human nature through self-observation, personal experience, reading of ancient authors and critical examination of received opinions -

This old edition, whose bibliographic entry also mentions a life of the author, indices and annotations intended to facilitate reading, sits within the editorial tradition that seeks to make Montaigne's literary and philosophical references more accessible to readers -

The originality of the work lies in its method, since the author does not seek to construct a rigid philosophical system nor to impose definitive truths, but rather prefers to examine human questions from personal reflections, historical examples, ancient narratives and observations drawn from daily life -

Michel De Montaigne - The Essays of Michel Seigneur de Montaigne - 1669 - Third and Last Book - André Olyer -
610 pp

Condition of binding: good, the work in its full period marbled calf leather, epidermures, wear from use, a few minor defects on boards and spine (loss of material on the spine), missing headcaps, worn spine, cracked joints, corners worn, stains along the edges, speckled edges, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering -

Good interior condition, browned paper, water stain mainly in the margins and sometimes slightly touching the text, nice vignette on the title page, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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