The characters, or The manners of the age. By Monsieur de La Bruyere... Made English by several hands. With The characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek. And a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de La Bruyere. To which is added, A key to his Characters
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Type of record: Book
Title: The characters, or The manners of the age. By Monsieur de La Bruyere... Made English by several hands. With The characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek. And a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de La Bruyere. To which is added, A key to his Characters
Other titles: Caractères
Classmark: BC Lt/LAB
Creator(s): La Bruyère, Jean de (1645-1696)
Additional creator(s): Theophrastus (Other)
Related people: Theophrastus
Publisher: printed for John Bullord, and sold by Matt. Gilliflower... Ben. Tooke ... Christopher Batemen ... and Richard Parker
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1699
Language: English
Size and medium: [14], 451, [26], 45, [3]p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/276505
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000372189705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Includes 'The moral characters of Theophastus... ' which has a separate titlepage with the imprint 'London, printed in the year 1698'. It has separate pagination but continuous signatures.
A1 blank, B1 and 2 unsigned, possibly cancels; text ends on L15r.
With a final 2 pages of contents.
Indexed in: Wing(2) L104, but gives the spelling "Gillyflower".
Additional description
Manuscript draft list of contents on A1. Wanting: Ll6 (contents pages?)
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