Search Results: joubert a selection from his thoughts by joubert joseph

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Duckworth and Co, 1898.. Introduction by Mrs Humphry Ward. Pp.xliv/223/4(ads for other publications), toning to endpapers. Green cloth with gilt decorated border to title to front board, boards rubbed. Good.**Joseph Joubert, (1754-1824),was a French man of letters who wrote on philosophical, moral, and literary topics In 1778 he went to Paris where he met D'Alembert and Diderot, amongst others, and later became a friend of a young writer and diplomat, Chateaubriand.

Hardback. New.

London: Duckworth and Co., 1898. 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.". First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.