Lot n° 528
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MANUSCRIT] [Robert DODSLEY ]-"The Inspired Bramine, translated from the English by Mr. L'escalier."
S.l., 1751 ("copied on 28 [septem]ber 1770 and 26 [octo]ber 1772"). In-8, contemporary glazed marbled calf, triple gilt fillet around the boards, smooth spine gilt, gilt edges.
Frontispiece, [2], 104, [4] pp. (pagination error: pp. 1-12 omitted).
Elegantly composed copy decorated with a charcoal and graphite frontispiece, unsigned, representing the said "Bramine", curiously dressed, receiving a parchment from a heavenly hand. This series of philosophical maxims and remarks was published in Berlin in 1751 (original English title: The economy of human life). The translation is sometimes attributed to Daniel Lescallier, sometimes to the actor Desormes. It appeared the same year as the first French translation (L'économie de la vie humaine), published in The Hague.
Bibliography: CONLON 51:570.
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