[CONFUCIUS]. Pensées morales de Confucius. Recueillies et traduites du latin par M. Levesque. Paris, Didot l'Aîné,1782.
In-12 (140 x 85 mm), 175 pp., (1) f. Full red chagrin, spine ribbed, title, place and date gilt, double fillet on the edges, gilt head, large internal roulette (Mercier).
First edition. The book is divided into three parts: the philosophy of the Chinese, recounting the ancestral wisdoms of ancient Chinese leaders several millennia ago, then the life of Confucius, and finally Confucius' moral thoughts.
