Earl of Shaftesbury / Sinson - Lot 361

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Earl of Shaftesbury / Sinson - Lot 361
Earl of Shaftesbury / Sinson Soliloquy by the Earl of Shaftesbury, translated from English by M. Sinson in London, is sold in Paris, by Desventes de la Doué, 1771. First edition, in 8 frontispiece, XXIV, 348pp and 1f errata nch, pl. Contemporary marbled calf with smooth back decorated with fleur-de-lis semis under arches, titled on red morocco "Advice to an author" red edges Rare treatise of moral philosophy having a great influence on the enlightenment and of which Diderot adapted the study of Shaftesbury in his essay on merit and virtue. Diderot mentions this edition (oeuvres complètes III, 193) which had a long and favorable review in the encyclopedic journal in January 1772. Rare, desirable copy
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