(1580). LA PRIMAUDAYE (Pierre de). SUITE DE L'ACADEMIE FRANC - Lot 377

(1580). LA PRIMAUDAYE (Pierre de). SUITE DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCOISE, en laquelle il est traité de l'homme. Paris, Guillaume Chaudière, 1580. Large volume in-8 of [8]-333 (chiffr.339)-[20] leaves, covered vellum (contemporary binding). A veritable treatise on moral philosophy, offering an overview of philosophical and physiological knowledge at the end of the 16th century, in which is discussed the creation, matter, composition, form, nature, utility & use, of all parts of the human body & the natural causes of all affections, & virtues & vices: & particularly the nature, powers, works & immortality of the soul. Nibbling on covers, otherwise a good copy. Handwritten contemporary statement "This book belongs to the Marquis de Manneville". (USTC 38762, 3 copies).