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ANDRÉ (Yves-Marie); FORMEY (Johann Heinrich Samuel). Essai sur le beau, par le Père André J. Avec un Discours préliminaire et des réflexions sur le gout, par Mr. Formey. In Amsterdam, with J.H. Schneider, 1759. Small in-8, [5] f., CXXXI p., [1] f., 192 p., [8] f. (bookseller's catal.), contemporary spotted tan calf, 5-ribbed spine, red title-piece, ornamented caissons, gilt scroll at the edges, red edges (tail-cap uncovered, 3 corners worn, snagging on one cut). New edition of this essay considered as one of the very first treatises on aesthetics in French, composed by Father André, a Jesuit scholar and defender of Cartesianism. This edition is distinguished by the important Preliminary Discourse which occupies the first third of the volume, due to the German pastor and philosopher J.H.S. Formey (1711-1797), member of the Berlin Academy, and who collaborated on the Encyclopedia. Stamp "Bibliothèque RN" on the title. Attached : FORMEY (Johann Heinrich Samuel). Systesme du vrai bonheur. [Bound in the suite]: Essay on perfection, to serve as a suite to the Systesme of true happiness. [And] : Dissertation on the reasons for establishing or abrogating the laws. In Utrecht, by Sorli, 1751. Three works in 1 vol. in-12, 94-90-130 p., contemporary speckled tan calf, 5-ribbed spine, garnet calf title-piece, ornamented boards, marbled edges (rubbed headbands and corners, light spotting in the side margins). That is 2 volumes.
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