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DEMEUNIER (Jean-Nicolas). L'Esprit des usages... - Lot 29 - Rossini
DEMEUNIER (Jean-Nicolas). L'Esprit des usages et des coutumes des différents peuples. Ou Observations tirées des Voyageurs & des Historiens. London ; Paris, Pissot, 1776. 3 volumes in-8, marbled calf, ornate spine, red and green parts, red edges (Period binding).
First edition of one of the founding texts of comparative anthropology, revived today by Lévi-Strauss.
The first volume deals with food and meals, the second with women and sexuality, the third with the cabalistic sciences, funerals and burials.
A fine copy, in a pleasant binding.
From the Lucien Allienne library.
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