[Armenia-Philosophy]. - Lot 43

[Armenia-Philosophy]. Set of 6 philosophy books in Armenian. -Թէոփրաստոս [THEOPHRASTUS]. Նկարագիրք [The Characters]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1830. In-12, 187-[1] pp. Period red basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motifs, cold framing on the boards (spine faded, cuts, headpieces and corners rubbed, upper bit split, very slight foxing). Armenian translation of the Characters of Theophrastus (371-287 B.C.). -Թեսուրոս (Էմմանուէլ) [TESAURO (Emanuele)]. Իմաստասիրութիւն բարոյական [Moral Philosophy]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1825. In-8, X-804 pp. Contemporary fawn basane, smooth spine, green title-piece, gilt roulette on spine and boards, gilt edges (flaws including epidermis, leather missing from lower board, lower capping missing, corners dulled, hinges split, small marginal flaws including wetness and ink stains). Translation into classical Armenian of Emanuele Tesauro's Moral Philosophy by Vrtanes Vardapet Askereants, member of the Mkhitarist order, prolific scholar and translator whose published works and translations combined exceed 15,000 pages. -Ֆենելոն [FÉNELON (François de)]. Վարք նախնի իմաստասիրաց [Abrégé de la vie des plus illustres philosophes de l'antiquité]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1826. In-12, 370 pp. Contemporary ivory boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt roulette on spine and boards (the plate is lacking, wear defects, slight russeting). First Armenian edition of this work by Fénelon (1651-1715), presenting biographies of the great philosophers of antiquity. -Ըփհամ Թովմաս [UPHAM, Thomas Cogswell]. Տարերք մտաւորական փիլիսոփայութեան վարժարաններու եւ բարձրագոյն դպրոցներու համար [Elements of intellectual philosophy for use in colleges and institutions of higher learning]. Constantinople, Imprimerie Aramian, 1870. In-4, XIV-808 pp. Contemporary green half-basane with corners, smooth spine, gilt title and double fillet (minor spotting to spine, rubbed headbands and spinebands, dull corners, slight foxing). Second edition, translated by Ghazaros Boghosian. -Թեսուրոս (Էմմանուէլ) [TESAURO (Emanuele)]. Իմաստասիրութիւն բարոյական [Moral Philosophy]. [Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1825]. Small in-12, X-804 pp. Contemporary fawn basane, spine with 4 nerves, gilt fillet and fleuron, triple cold fillet on covers (flaws including soiling on upper cover, dull corners, and rubbing, light foxing, and wetness on qq. leaves). Translation into classical Armenian of Emanuele Tesauro's Moral Philosophy (1793 ?) by Vrtanes Vardapet Askereants, member of the Mkhitarist order, prolific scholar and translator whose published works and translations exceed 15,000 pages, if combined. -DUMARSAIS (César Chesneau) or CHESNEAU DU MARSAIS; Աղաչրաղեանց (Մեսրոպայ վ.) [AGHACHRAGHEANTS (Mesropay V.)] trans. Համառօտ տրամաբանութիւն [Brief logical summary]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1845. In-8, 94-[1] pp. Contemporary marbled fawn basane, smooth spine, blue title-piece, gilt fleur-de-frise and roulettes, gilt edges, (corners dulled, head, cut and jaws rubbed, small holes to upper jaw). Posthumous work by César Chesneau Dumarsais (1676-1756), translated and summarized by Aghachragheants Mesropay V. (1769-1845) in a short treatise on logic.