Abrege des Vies des Anciens Philosophes, avec un Recuiel de Leurs plus belles Maximes.

265, [1] pp. French text. Light blue buff wrappers with handwritten spine label. Sewn binding. An abridged version of Lives of the Ancient Philosophers, first published in 1702. The author also wrote The Adventures of Telemachus, and advocated for universal human rights. Includes references to: Thales; Solon; Pittacus; Bias; Periandre; Chilon; Cleobule; Epimenides; Anacharsis; Pythagorus; Heraclitus; Anaxagoras; Democritus; Empedocles; Socrates; Plato; Antistene; Aristipe; Aristole; Xenocrates; Diogenes; Crates; Pirrhon; Bion; Epicurus; Zeno.