Duke de la Rochefoucault; Francois de la Rochefoucauld — Maxims, and Moral Reflections

London, Charles Whittingham; John Sharpe; John Hatchard, 1802. Leather. An early nineteenth century edition of the maxims of Rochefoucauld, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Illustrated with a frontispiece.The moral maxims of Francois de la Rochefoucauld, his most enduring work.Rochefoucauld was the most accomplished French moralist of his era, and is best remembered today for this work. His maxims reflect on the callous nature of humanity, a total of eight-hundred and seventy-two maxims included in this volume. In a full calf binding. Externally, boards are held by cords only and require careful binding. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss of leather. Minor marks to the boards. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Front free endpaper is detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots, spots heavier to the frontispiece. Small tidemark to the tail of the frontispiece. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .