[ARGENS, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'

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[ARGENS, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'
Jewish letters, or philosophical, historical & critical correspondence, between a Jewish traveller in different states of Europe, to his correspondents in various places. New edition, increased with new letters. The Hague, Pierre Paupie, 1754. 8 volumes in-12 (142 x 81 mm) of 2 ff.n.ch., XXIV, 336 pp. for volume I; 2 ff.n.ch., XIV, 340 pp. for volume II; 2 ff.n.ch., XIII (miscoded 'IV'), 348 (miscoded 'IV') for volume III. VIII (mis-coded 'IV'), 348 (mis-coded '248') pp. for vol. III; 2 ff.n.ch., XXVIII, 339 pp. for vol. IV; 2 ff.n.ch., XXII, 337 pp. for vol. V; 2 ff.n.ch., XX, 337 pp. for vol. VI; 2 ff.n.ch., 287 pp. Olive morocco, triple gilt fillet, corner fleurons, smooth spine decorated with a grotesque pattern, gilt edges (period binding). INED, 85 (e.o. of 1738 in 6 volumes). New edition. "Comparison and description of the daily customs of different social classes, between different populations. Many considerations on religion (against monks), on marriage and sexual mores, but little on economic matters" (INED). Slightly browned, well preserved in a decorative morocco binding.
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