La manière de bien penser dans les ouvrages d’esprit. Dialogues. Troisième édition, revue & corrigée.

A Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Mortier, 1705. With engraved frontispiece and title-vignette. (8), 463, 33 pp. 12mo. Later overlapping vellum, red label with gilt lettering, remains of old paper label. This edition not in Adams, Bibliographie d'ouvrages français en forme de dialogue, 1700-1750; Brunet, i, 1169 (other editons); Sommervogel, Dictionnaire des Ouvrages Anonymnes et Pseudonymes publiés par les Religieux de la Compagnie de Jésus, p. 540 (other editions). Scarce third edition, originally published in 1687. Dominique Bouhours (1628-1702) taught, among others, at the collège de Clermont where he was introduced to the literary circles by Rapin. He met and became befriended with Boilleau, Racine, La Fontaine, La Bruyère and Bussy-Rabutin. His taste and knowledge of language brought him into a position where writers 'lui soumettaient leurs ouvrages.' His name became known when he entered into a vived debate with the Jansenists. - Somewhat browned throughout, with modern bookplate.