Introduction to Ethics, Including a Critical Survey of Moral Systems
Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Company, 1840. First American edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [7], viii-xxii, [3], 4-324, [2]; [7], viii, [3], 4-358, [2] pp. Half late nineteenth-century calf over marbled boards with the spines in six compartments, a red and a brown morocco label lettered in gilt on each spine, decorations in gilt on the spines; all edges decoratively stained red. Later light blue endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by J. Hatchard & Son. This two volume set is a part of the series, Specimens of Foreign Standard Literature, edited by George Ripley. This work was translated from the original French by William H. Channing. Armorial bookplate of William Knighton on each front pastedown. Encyclopedia.com, "Jouffroy, Théodore Simon (1796–1842)". Not in Evans (Rinderknecht). Jouffroy was a spiritualist philosopher who taught ancient philosophy at the École Normale and the Collège de France. His interests included ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, among others. Very Good. Item #000012467
Moderate rubbing to extremities, especially to the joints and corners, a modern bookplate and an ink inscription on each free front endpaper.
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