L 'antropologie Metaphysical Treatise By The Marquis De Gorini Corio. 1761.

GORINI CORIO (Joseph marquis de) - L'Antropologie metaphysical treatise by Monsieur le marquis de Gorini Corio. sl, Marc-Michel Bousquet, 1761; in-4, frontispiece, XVI-431 pp., period full calfskin binding, spine with 5 ornate nerves, edges painted red, title piece in red morocco. Quérard 411. Translated from the Italian. First edition for the French text, the Italian original dates from 1755 and is printed in Lucca. A very beautiful frontispiece by Delamonce engraved by Soubeyran and bearing the text Qui suis-je? Where am I ? Where did I come from? What do I see ? Handwritten ex-libris of Le Paige de Dommartin. Work based on the principle that God created the world. He traces the creation of the world back to Adam and Eve, but he confronts the fathers of the church with the Greek and Roman philosopher, with Machiavelli and many other great thinkers. Rare and curious book in good condition.