The Rule of Life: in Select Sentences, Collected from the greatest Authors, Antient and Modern
London: Printed and Sold by S. Austen, 1742. Hardcover. 18mo. Very Good+ / No Jacket. Item #014268
Previously rebound in marbled paper, contemporary leather and gilt spine label laid down. xi, 335. Light damp staining to top and fore edges, heavier to last 10 pp. of text. Ink owner inscription to ffep. Early ownership quotes to p. 335v. A very good+ copy. Quotes on hope, fear, anxiety, passion, friendship, and the "whole picture of human life." With quotes from Descartes, Cicero, Plutarch, Seneca, Epicurus, &c. "The laws of nature, like those of God, are part of man's finding out." - Baker.
Price (CAD): $500.00
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