DESLANDES, André-François Boureau-Deslandes dit. A critical - Lot 30

DESLANDES, André-François Boureau-Deslandes dit. A critical history of philosophy. Published in Amsterdam by François Changuion in 1756. In 4 volumes, format In douze / In-12 (170 x 90 mm). Fawn calf, porphyrized, smooth spine with horizontal gilt double fillet, oxblood leather title-pieces, small thistle-ink ornamented caissons, cold fillet framing the boards, gilt fillet at the edges, guilloche headpieces, combed edges. XLI, 3 ff.n.ch., 372 pages ; 2 ff.n.ch., 447 pages, 4 ff.n.ch. ; 6 ff.n.ch., 344 pages ; 10 ff.n.ch., 337 pages. Edges and corners rubbed, seven headpieces frayed, paper browned, rare foxing. New edition of this universal history of philosophy, published just under twenty years after the original edition and during the author's lifetime. Deslandes examines the evolution of the great human philosophical currents from the great pre-Socratic philosophers to Descartes. Our edition contains only the ten books that make up the Critical History of Philosophy. Two bookplates: a handwritten one (Tastu-Jaubert) on the title pages, and a label ( Alexis Tastu-Jaubert) on the front flyleaves. Charming and well-preserved set.