‎FABRICIUS, JOHANN ANDREAS.‎
‎Philosophische Redekunst, oder auf die Grunde der Weltweissheit gebauete Anweisung zur gelehrten und jezo ublichen Beredsamkeit (...).‎

‎Leipzig, Deer, 1739. 8vo. Uncut in the original gray boards. Title in contemporary hand to spine and two small label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear and soiling to extremities, otherwise a very nice and clean copy. (32), 238, (2), 512, (8) pp. + frontispiece.‎

Reference : 60937

‎The uncommon first edition of Fabricius’s work on eloquence based on philosophical principles containing various forms of discourse, including letters, speeches and sermons. Johann Andreas Fabricius (1711 – 1791) was a German philosopher and professor at the University of Jena, where he made important contributions to the fields of rhetoric, philosophy and pedagogy.‎