18th Century Found Books

View attachment 237691 I will fix these, but they are two more books I found at same sale...

 

Here's information on Fools for Quality. Asking prices.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Se...ts&kn=&an=mr.+brooke&tn=fool+of+quality&isbn=

Debora

 

And information on the French volume. Asking prices again.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=abbe trublet&cm_sp=sort-_-SRP-_-Results&sortby=2

Debora

 

You're good! I couldn't find the second one

 

L'Abbé was surprisingly prolific.

Debora

 

But apparently not as sought after these days

 

But seriously, it truly is amazing that these books survived, or that any of these things survived. The Earl of Moreland appears to be basically a trashy novel in which the young Harry Clinton, who, rejected by his decadent and aristocratic father, is educated on enlightened principles by his philanthropic uncle. Thus equipped to fight the evils of the world the innocent yet wise hero does his best to better the lot of the unfortunate Hammel Clement and his family, and other deserving cases, in the intervals between the author’s frequent philosophical digressions and commentaries on the action.
Basically, Fabio would have been on the cover, no?

 

Well, they would have been expensive in their time, owned by the elite few who could read, and passed down by their heirs.

Debora

 

Yes, that is true

 

My apologies if i sounded jaded

 

No need to apologize. It's not like you said something was "very old" and it dates to the 1950s (as many of us do.)

Debora

 

I often come here with something I think is special only to my illusions shattered by a dose of reality. It’s normal to be disappointed. We understand

 

I don't think that this "sour" morality of this type of books appeals to modern people anymore. Dickens and Swift are " moral" literature too - easily understood by children as well - and a good read painting a much more vivid picture of society; which makes them world literature.