Of wisdom
Subtitle: three books; written originally in French, by the Sieur de Charron; with an account of the author
By: made English by George Stanhope, D.D. Dean of Canterbury, and Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty. The Second edition, corrected
Contributors: Stanhope, George, 1660-1728; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Edition: The Second edition, corrected.
Publisher: printed for R. Bonwick, J. Tonson, W. Freeman, Tim: Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, S. Manship, J. Nicholson, B. Took, R. Parker, and R. Smith
Published: 1707
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Ethics; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Sieur de Charron's three books on wisedom made English
Work titles: De la sagesse
Notes: Vol. 1: [32], 516 pages; vol. 2: [6], 624, [12] pages.

A translation of: De la sagesse.

Added engraved t-p in vol.1 with title, 'The Sieur de Charron's Three books of Wisedom made English', printed for Mat: Gillyflower, M. Bentley, H. Bonwick, J. Tonson, W. Freeman, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, J. Walthoe, S. Manship and R. Parker.

Includes contents table Vol. 1 [7-8]. Vol. 2 [6-7].

Second volume has separate t-p, 'Of Wisdom: the Second and Third Books.

Vol. 1 signatures: A⁸, a⁸-c⁸, B⁸-Ll². Vol. 2 signatures: A⁶, B-R⁸, A-S⁸, *S⁴, Tt-Zz⁸, Aa⁸, Bb⁴.

Index in vol. 2.

English short title catalogue, T75071

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.