Maxims (52 results)

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Very Good. 7 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: Folio (approx A4 size). Category: Journal of Roman Studies; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

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Condition: MOLTO BUONO. Milano, De Vecchi cm.16x24, pp.190, legatura editoriale, sopraccoperta figurata a colori.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This fascinating collection of maxims and aphorisms from across history and around the world offers readers a rich tapestry of wisdom, insight, and inspiration. From Confucius to Cicero, from Emerson to Gandhi, these pithy sayings distill centuries of human experience into concise and memorable expressions of truth. A must-read for anyone seeking guidance and enlightenment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

1st Printing. Unpaginated, though 40 pp. Profusely illustrated. 10-3/4" x 7" Mostly filled with French ads. Also showcasing SEM's drawings a bit of history. Some rubbing to edges and corners of wrappers, internally clean and bright. A VG+ copy. Printed (recto & verso) card stock wrappers, decorative fly leaves, glossy leaves, full color photographs and SEM's drawings throughout. Stapled. Now housed in a mylar sleeve.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This fascinating collection of maxims and aphorisms from across history and around the world offers readers a rich tapestry of wisdom, insight, and inspiration. From Confucius to Cicero, from Emerson to Gandhi, these pithy sayings distill centuries of human experience into concise and memorable expressions of truth. A must-read for anyone seeking guidance and enlightenment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 74 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.17 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. Pictorial Cover by SEM and 4 pages. 27 x 21cm. pages 2 and 3 printed.Provenance: Collection of M. Denis SCHNEIDER, ancien Chef de Cuisine, Copenhague, Maison du DANEMARK. 142 Ave. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris.

Condition: Good. 2 pages. 36 x 25.5cm. page 1 printed.Provenance: Collection of M. Denis SCHNEIDER, ancien Chef de Cuisine, Copenhague, Maison du DANEMARK. 142 Ave. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris.

Condition: Good. 4 pages. 36 x 25.5cm. pages 2 and 3 printed.Provenance: Collection of M. Denis SCHNEIDER, ancien Chef de Cuisine, Copenhague, Maison du DANEMARK. 142 Ave. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris.

calf. Condition: Fine. Fine Binding. Sixteenmo, [10],116pp, [2]. Full green tooled calf, gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Clean text throughout. Illustrated headers, printed on India paper. A beautiful binding by Bayntum. Maxims, published in French as Réflexions; ou, sentences et maximes morales, is the best-known work of François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), first published anonymously in 1665 and revised through several editions during the author's lifetime, with the 1678 fifth edition generally representing his final authorized text. The book consists of brief moral observations on pride, self-interest, love, friendship, virtue, hypocrisy, and social conduct, often reducing human motives to vanity or concealed self-love. Finely bound 1913 edition of Maxims by La Rochefoucauld, published by Humphreys of London, binding by Bayntum and Riviere. (illustrator).…

First Edition. The text presented in both French and English on pages opposite to one another. Title-page printed in red and black. 8vo, handsomely bound Zaehnsdorf in full tan polished calf gilt, the covers with interlocking borders of gilt fillet rules and roll-tooled decorations ending in corner pieces executed in blind, the spine with raised bands separating the compartments which are fully gilt decorated within panels, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, marbled endleaves. [iv], 187 pp. A very good copy, the text-block and prelims all in fine order, clean and bright, the binding strong and pleasing with a bit of very mild rubbing at the extremities. FIRST EDITION, TAKEN FROM THE COLLECTION OF NAPOLEON'S MAXIMS MADE BY A.G. DE LIANCOURT AND TRANSLATED BY J.A. MANNING. With a great profusion of examples and surprisingly enlightening in that many of the maxims will elicit surprise. "The best cure for the body is to quiet the mind." "In great crises, it is the lot of women to soften our misfortunes." "The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events." "A man, worthy of the name, hates no one." "We must laugh at man, to avoid crying for him." "It is both noble and courageous to rise above misfortune." "Liberty and equality are magical words." "We should wash our dirty linen at home." et al. A splendid tranche of maxims by one of the most consequential individuals of all time. And as with other books printed by Arthur Humphries, an elegant one.…