[PHILOSOPHY]. Seneca’s *Moralia*. Collection of Ancient Mora - Lot 249

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[PHILOSOPHY]. Seneca’s *Moralia*. Collection of Ancient Mora - Lot 249
[PHILOSOPHY]. Seneca’s *Moralia*. Collection of Ancient Moralists, dedicated to the King. A fine copy of “Seneca’s Moralia” from the Collection of Ancient Moralists, in a superb full morocco binding of the period. Paris, Didot the Elder and De Bure the Elder, 1782. In-16, red long-grained full morocco, spine with guilloché raised bands, panels adorned with a central fleur-de-lis, stars, and gilded corner irons, title label in green morocco, solid and dotted gilt fillets framing the covers, ornate headbands and edges, interior frieze, blue paper endpapers and half-leaves, all edges gilt (contemporary binding). 149 pp., 5 unnumbered folios, 176 pp., 3 unnumbered folios, and 184 pp., title pages bearing the royal coat of arms of France, 2 headbands. Minor scuffing, slight tear in one corner of the front cover, minimal foxing in the margins of the first few leaves. First edition on fine paper, with the title page bearing the coat of arms of Louis XVI. This volume brings together the two volumes devoted to Seneca’s *Moralia*, drawn from the famous “Collection of Ancient Moralists, Dedicated to the King.” They are preceded by a lengthy preliminary discourse of 149 pages. A very fine copy.
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