DESCARTES (René). [Opera philosophica]. Amstelodami, apud Lu - Lot 115

DESCARTES (René). [Opera philosophica]. Amstelodami, apud Ludovicum & Danielem Elzevirios, 1664-1670. 5 parts in one volume in-4, contemporary speckled tan calf, 4 ribbed spine, gilt title, fleurons and fillets, speckled edges (spine ridged, title page rubbed, 3 corners dull); Collective edition of works by Descartes; the composition of the copies varies, especially as some of the constituent parts were sold separately. This one comprises: - Passiones animae... nunc autem in exterorum gratiam, Latina civitate donatae. Ab. H.D.M. i.v.l. [i.e. Henri Desmarets]. 1664. [12] f., 92 p., [2] f. (index). - Meditationes de prima philosophia... 1670. [6] f., p. 105-191. [Followed by]: Synopsis sex sequentium meditationum (no separate title page). 104 p. - Appendix continens objectiones... (this title page may be misplaced). 1670.164 p. - Epistola Renati Des Cartes... (false title). 88 p. Usually this edition is embellished with a portrait of Descartes, which is missing here; a portrait engraved in 1835 by L. Butavand has been inserted. Provenance: Antoine Guillaume d'Orbigny (handwritten ex-libris on title), probably Antoine-Guillaume, chevalier, seigneur d'Orbigny & de Sermizelles, lieutenant general d'épée au bailliage d'Avallon, b. 1661, d. 1730.