First edition. 12mo. xiv, [2], 363, [5, ‘Approbation’] pp. Contemporary mottled calf, flat spine panelled in gilt, second panel lettered in gilt on red morocco label, the rest with gilt acorn stamp, marbled endpapers, marbled edges (engraved bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to front pastedown, offsetting to front and rear fly leaves, otherwise generally internally clean; some trivial shelf wear to extremities, an excellent copy indeed). Paris, Clousier, 1742.
A very attractive copy of this introductory work on logic written in the form of a dialogue by the Jesuit philosopher and mathematician Nöel Regnault (1683-1762), a follower of Descartes and an important figure in eighteenth century Cartesian philosophy.
