Synonymes Francois, leurs differentes significations, et le choix qu'il en faut faire pour parler avec justesse ... nouvelle edition, considerablement augmentee ... par M. Beauzee ... suivie de la prosodie Francoise ... & des essais de grammaire, par M. L'Abbe D'Olivet.
Lyons: L'Imprimerie de Leroy, Ans VII. [i.e. 1799]. 2 vols., 12mo, pp. xvi, 462; 432, with half-titles, the "Table Alphabetique des Synonymes," Olivet's "Prosodie Francoise," and his "Essais de Grammaire," and "Remarques sur Racine" at the end of vol. II; contemporary full French mottled calf, smooth gilt spines, red and green morocco labels; some rubbing and wear at extremities but generally good and sound. An early and influential work on synonyms, - a proto-thesaurus - on which Trusler based his seminal work on English synonyms. This edition not in NUC. Item #16127
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