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(CONFUCIUS.) [La Brune, Jean de?] La Morale de Confucius, Philosophe de la Chine. [20], 100, [1] pages, including errata leaf. Small 8vo,

(CONFUCIUS.) [La Brune, Jean de?] La Morale de Confucius, Philosophe de la Chine. [20], 100, [1] pages, including errata leaf. Small 8vo, contemporary sheep, spine and joints worn, chipped at top. Armorial bookplates of Charles Fox dated 1702 (on title verso) and the Earl of Ilchester. Amsterdam: Pierre Savouret, 1688

  • Notes: One of 2 editions published the same year by Savouret. "Highly idealized portrait of a natural philosopher, relying on natural reason not revelation. Jesuit influences show also in anti-Buddhist attitudes. Problematic authorship"--Lust 726 (1783 edition). Cordier (Sinica), page 1394 (this edition).

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