SÉNÈQUE - ANSQUER de PONÇOL, Henri-Simon-Joseph,... Lot 36

[SÉNÈQUE] - [ANSQUER de PONÇOL, Henri-Simon-Joseph, abbé] Analyse des traités Des bienfaits et De la clémence de Sénèque, précédée d'une vie de ce philosophe [...]. Paris J. Barbou 1776 In-12: VIII, 421-[5] pp. Green morocco, smooth spine richly decorated with gilding, red morocco title page, gilt roulette framing and inside, gilt edges and corners (period binding, slight tear to upper cover). First edition of this translation of two treatises, "De beneficiis" and "De clementia", with accompanying notes and Latin text. Barbier, 168, attributes this translation to the Breton Jesuit Ansquer de Ponçol (1730-1783). The biography of Seneca occupies the first 170 pages. A fine, well-bound copy. AP