Author: Le Moyne, Pierre (1602-1671) Title: OF THE ART BOTH OF WRITING AND JUDGING OF HISTORY, with Reflections upon Ancient as well as Modern Historians ..By the most Learned and Ingenuous Jesuit Father Le-Moyne.
Description: London, R. Sare and J. Hindmarsh 1695 . Duodecimo tan leather on 5 raised bands gilt ruled to spine & covers as well as fore-edges (top cover held by cords only/tips rubbed) All Edges Rouged, [12]pp prelims + 224pp. Ownership (Biggs) on page after Title, and p1 of text has offsetting from print formerly laid in front of it. Titlepage has 2 wiped inkmarks and somewhat browned as are all prelims, but text pages are clear until last 5 leaves which have some browning. *This 1695 printing seems to be only one in English, it is scarce as only one copy in American Books Prices Current and no others currently for sale. It deales with the merits of History and Historians, truth is essential and faults must be avoided as narrative needs order and style.
Keywords: How to Write History
Price: GBP 242.00 = appr. US$ 345.57 Seller: Abbey Antiquarian Books
- Book number: V74694
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