first edition Hardcover
1898 · London
by Joubert, ( Joseph ); Translated by Katharine Lyttleton; with a Preface by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
London: Duckworth and Co., 1898. Book. Near Fine. Morocco. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Finely bound in contemporary full red morocco, gilt tooled floral decorations in five sections back, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, the binding unsigned. Near Fine, the spine a bit faded, light rubbing. Joseph Joubert, (1754-1824), was a French moralist and essayist best known for his "Pensees" (Thoughts), which were published posthumously. "The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.".
(Inventory #: 008183)