TOUSSAINT, François VincentLivre Rare Book
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Eclaircissement sur les moeurs. Par l’auteur des moeurs.
réf. 105223Amsterdam Marc Michel Rey 1762. 8vo. LX 4 412 pp. Somewhat worn ontemporary calf spine richly gilt with raised bands and beige label marbled edges. François Vincent Toussaint 1715-72 was a french author in the enlightenment era and a friend of Diderot and he also contributed to the Encyclopedie by d’Alembert and Diderot. Toussaint’s greatest succes was "Les moeurs" published in 1748. It was a large scandal and forbidden. In 1758 he had to leave France and settled in Berlin. In this ”explanation” he tried to show that that everyone had missunderstood ”Les moeurs” and that it was not at all offensive. hardcover
