LA BRUYÈRE (Jean de). Les Caracteres de Théophraste traduits du grec, avec les caracteres ou les mœurs de ce siecle. Neuvième édition, Revûë & corrigée. Paris: Estienne Michallet, 1696. - In-12, dark brown jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, interior gilt lace, gilt edges (Allô). Tchémerzine, III, p. 810. Ninth and last first edition, presenting La Bruyère's definitive text. The edition has not been enlarged, but revised and corrected, the author having considered his work finished with the 8th edition. It appeared just a few days after the author's death. Copy with boxes on leaves K9 (pp. 233-234), Dd9 (pp. 641-642) and Dd12 (pp. 647-648). Fine copy bound by Allô.