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178078961Paris: Chez l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs ca 1780. 4to 26x20 cm. 19th century half leather rubbed top spine dam.; covers with marbled paper rubbed; corners bumped and damaged. Endpapers and preliminaries missing. Page 1-48: Explanatory text for the plates printed in 2 columns p.353637 & 38 missing. With 64 engraved plates.: plates engraved by Benard: 1 Architeture proprement dite. 39 numbered plates on 35 leaves 21 large folding plates. - 2 Couppe des pierres. 5 plates. - 3 Développement d'un moulin à vent part of description plate 3 p.35 missing. 3 plates. - 4 Machine à forer les pierres. explanatory text p.36 missing. 1 plate. - 5 Architecture Maçonnerie. description plate 1-10 p.363738 missing. 13 plates waterstain in lower margin affecting the engraved text. - 6. Carrier-platrier. 1 plate. - 7 Couvreur. 1 plate. - 8 Architecture carreleur. 2 plates. - Tuilerie. 3 plates. - The plates in section 5 up to 9 included with waterstain in lower margin affecting the engraved text; the last 4 plates also stained in inner margin and the last plate also damaged in lower margin. - The other plates in good condition. - Plates are showing tools & machinery and also nice scenes of monuments interior decoration sacred buildings fountains etc. - Together with 64 engraved plates complete. Chez l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs hardcover
176678912No place: L'Imprimerie des Éditeurs c. 1766. 4to edition 32x25 cm. 19th century boards covered with decorated paper. Spine with tears. 21 plates 2 double-page engraved by Benard. Plates are browned and 16 plates with marginal waterstain for 4 plates more serious: affecting the engravings. - Contents: Armurier 2 plates Arquebusier 6 plates incl. 1 double-page plate Armes 5 plates incl. 1 double-page plate Artificier 6 plates and Agenteur 2 plates. (L'Imprimerie des Éditeurs) hardcover
177078927Paris: De l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs c. 1770. Large folio 44x28 cm. 20th century interim-wrappers. Uncut. iii: texti:blank pp. and 16 engraved plates showing tools and atelier of turners and horny-workers. The plates are engraved by Benard after Lucotte. - Nice spotless collection with wide margins. (De l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs) unknown
177216923Paris 1772. Other. In very good condition. Some traces of older folds. 295 by 377mm 11½ by 14¾ inches. 295 by 377mm 11½ by 14¾ inches. Copper-engraving engraved after or on behalf of Robert de Vaugondy. Published in the geographical supplement of the famous French enzyclopadia 'Diderot d' Alembert'. Interesting compiled collection of various maps on one map-sheet on discoveries and voyages in the nothern and northeastern part of Asia. Showing Nova Zembla the street of Anian the penninsula of Corea Kamschatka and Japan. unknown
176678905No place: L'Imprimerie de l'Editeur c. 1766. 4to edition 32x25 cm. 19th century boards covered with decorated paper. Uncut. 35 plates including double-page plate engraved by Benard. First plate browned all the plates with large waterstain in upper outer corner more or less affecting the engravings. (L'Imprimerie de l'Editeur) hardcover
176678904No place: LÃmprimerie des Éditeurs c. 1766. 4to edition 325x245 cm. 19th century boards covered with decorated paper. With 8 plates engraved by Benard includinng 1 double-page engraving. Only a very few small brown spots mainly marginal but clear plates with wide margins. (LÃmprimerie des Éditeurs) hardcover
1772017480Paris 1772. Sette carte 255x383 cm una di titolo Oeconomie rustique fabrique du tabac e 6 con le planches incise originali. Di 202x32 cm di figura con didascalia in basso. Minime bruniture. Serie completa sciolta delle illustrazioni riguardanti la Fabrique du Tabac estratte dalle planches dell'Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers Paris 1772. Non rilegate. Ottime condizioni. unknown
178041047Paris 1780. First edition. 1 p. of text & 13 plates 2 double-page. 1 vols. Folio. Disbound. Fine. First edition. 1 p. of text & 13 plates 2 double-page. 1 vols. Folio. From Diderot-d'Alembert's Encyclopédie which was published in Paris Neuchatel and Amsterday from 1751-1780. The plates Recueil de Planches were published in 11 volumes from 1762-1777 and are among the glories of book illustration of the 18th century. unknown
177122377Paris: Briasson 1771. First Edition. 9pp 35 plates. Disbound. Includes thirty-five engraved plates on fishing by Benard and Groussier. Originally contained in one of the volumes of plates which was part of the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. One tiny wormhole to inner margins of some of the leaves affecting neither text nor images. Overall very well preserved with barely a hint of foxing. ; Folio. Briasson unknown
177130284Paris 1771. No stated edition. Unbound. Good. 3p many engraved ills. on 16 plates. Removed from a bound volume but still sewn together; no covers. Age browned; the impressions are good and rich. Ca. 10 x 16 inches. In French. This section from the monumental Encyclopedie of Diderot and d'Alembert contains the plates illustrating the manufacture of bits 14 plates spurs 1 plate and stirrups 1 plate and their related captions. The plates show metal-working tools workshop scenes component parts and finished articles. They were designed by Goussier and engraved by Defehrt. Mennessier de la Lance 1:446 Shipping/handling may be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering. unknown
177230920Paris 1772. No stated edition. Hardcover rebound in boards quarter vellum. Overall very good. Two suites of captions and engraved plates from the Encyclopedie: 6p many ills. on 33 pls. and 2p many ills. on 7 pls. 1 double page. In French. From the collection of dressage master Dr.H.L.M. Van Schaik with his blind stamp. Spine and outer pages lightly foxed a little old worming to some bottom magins. The first group covers horsemanship and stable care. Most of the plates illustrate manege riding based on Parrocel's plates in La Gueriniere; the others show saddles bridles stable equipment and stable design. The second group covers shoeing with many illustrations of shoes and farriery tools. The plates are complete and all are very good rich impressions. Ca. 10 x 15 inches. Shipping/handling may be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering. hardcover
177132484Paris: Briasson David Le Breton 1771. No stated edition. Soft cover later wrappers. Very good slight age wear. Benard Robert. 2p of captions 6 engraved plates 1 single 4 double page and 1 folding by Robert Benard. Ca. 11 x 15 1/2 inches. In French. How to create a monumental bronze equestrian statue step by step--preparing the foundry building the armature and casting by the lost wax method. Benard made close to 2000 engravings for the Encyclopedie a pillar of Enlightenment thought and technology. Shipping/handling will be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering. [Briasson, David, Le Breton] unknown
176215229Paris:: Briasson 1762-1772. modern calf-backed marbled boards; vellum tips. Very attractive in a handsome modern binding. Folio . With six fine engraved plates by Filippo Rizzi Antonio Baratti and others. Briasson, hardcover
176347776A Paris: Chez Braisson David Le Breton Durand M. DCC. LXIII 1763.- TOMO II Seconde Livraison Premiere Partie: 2 h. 10 p. 1 h. 2 p. 3 p. 1 p. 1 p. 26 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 1 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 17 p. 16 p. 1 p. 5 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 11 p. todas de texto 233 artÃsticas planchas magistralmente grabadas al cobre; en Gran Folio 405 x 17 cm; magnÃfica impresión sobre gran papel verjurado; Encuadernación en Media Piel época de color verde lomera de 6 nervios con tÃtulo y hierros dorados cortes pintados en color granate tapas o planos en papel de aguas.- CONTIENE los siguientes oficios y profesiones: Balancier 5 planches Faiseur de bas au mètier & Faiseur de metier à bas 19 pl. Batteur d'or 3 pl. Blanchissage des toiles 2 pl. Blason ou art heraldique 29 pl. Boisselier 2 pl. Bonnetier de la Foule 2 pl. Boucher 2 pl. Bouchonnier 1 pl. Boulanger 1 pl. Bourrelier & bourrelier-batier 7 pl. Boursier 3 pl. Boutonnier 6 pl. Boyaudier 1 pl. Brasserie 5 pl. Brodeur 2 pl. Fonderie en carácteres 8 pl. Carácteres et alfabets de langues mortes et vivantes 25 pl. Carácteres ou écriture françoise 16 pl. Cardier 1 pl. Cartier 6 pl. Cartonnier et gaufreur en carton 2 pl. Ceinturier 2 pl. Chainetier 3 pl. Chamoiseur & mègissier 5 pl. Chandelier 2 pl. Chapelier 3 pl. Charpente 70 pl. EL INTERIOR EN PERFECTO ESTADO TANTO PARA EL TEXTO COMO PARA LAS LAMINAS GRABADAS. Encuadernación de la época con el lomo de piel algo rozado pero en muy buen estado general. Tapas restauradas de pequeñas faltas en las esquinas aunque a la posterior le falta el ángulo inferior externo. Papel de aguas con diversas rozaduras. SOLO OFRECEMOS ESTE SEGUNDO VOLUMEN de "Recueil des Planches sur les Sciences les Arts.". La obra completa consta de 11 volúmenes los 17 volúmenes de "La Enciclopédie" a la que seguÃan. La estructura de la Encyclopedie tanto en su diagramación formato y por supuesto contenido ideológico dio respuesta al complejo entramado de variables que supuso ese proceso disparador de nuevas ideas inteviniendo intelectuales como Voltaire Buffon Montesquieu D'Alembert Quesnay Turgot d'Holbach Rousseau de Jacourt y por supuesto Diderot; proceso también rompedor de los secretos tecnológicos del cerrado universo de las corporaciones gremiales del modo feudal de producción. En este sentido la obra presenta dos núcleos entrelazados: el Diccionario y las Planchas. Sin embargo hay que reconocer que la potente originalidad está concentrada en "Recueil des Planches sur les sciences les arts liberaux et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication" en que se despliega a través de descripciones gráficas y de textos aclaratorios una impresionante cascada de datos sobre la situación fundamentos y perspectivas de las técnicas oficios y talleres. EN DEFINITIVA OFRECEMOS EL SEGUNDO VOLUMEN DE "RECUEIL DES PLANCHES." SIN DUDA LA MAS GRANDE Y AMBICIOSA PRODUCCIÓN EDITORIAL DE LA FRANCIA DE LA ILUSTRACION. EN CONJUNTO CONTIENE 233 IMPRESIONANTES PLANCHAS GRABADAS AL COBRE POR LOS MEJORES ARTISTAS DEL MOMENTO ALGUNAS A DOBLE PAGINA. TODAS ELLAS CONSERVADAS PERFECTAMENTE. "TodavÃa no se ha hecho ni durante mucho tiempo se hará una colección tan considerable y tan hermosa de máquinas" Diderot. FILOSOFÃA E HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA Livre en français Chez, Braisson, David, Le Breton, Durand hardcover
176347777A Paris: Chez Braisson David Le Breton Durand M. DCC. LXIII 1763.- TOMO II Seconde Livraison Seconde Partie 3º de la obra: 2 h. 2 p. 31 p. 2 p. 4 p. 4 p. 1 h. 1 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 12 p. 1 p. 1 p. 2 p. 2 p. todas de texto 201 artÃsticas planchas magistralmente grabadas al cobre; en Gran Folio 405 x 17 cm; magnÃfica impresión sobre gran papel verjurado; Encuadernación en Media Piel época de color verde lomera de 6 nervios con tÃtulo y hierros dorados cortes pintados en color granate tapas o planos en papel de aguas.- CONTIENE los siguientes oficios y profesiones: Charron 8 planches Chasses 23 pl. Chauderonniers grossier Planeur et Faiseur d'instrumens de Musique 4 pl. Chimie 25 pl. Chirurgie 39 pl. Choregraphie 2 pl. Blanchissage de cires 3 pl. Cirier 4 pl. Fabrique de la cire à cacheter 2 Ciseleur & Damasquineur 2 pl. Cloutier grossier 2 pl. Cloutier d'épingle 2 pl. Coffretier-Malletier-Bahutier 3 pl. Confiseur 5 pl. Corderie 6 pl. Cordonnier et Cordonnier-Botier 2 pl. Corroyeur 2 pl. Coutelier 2 pl. Découpeur et Gaufreur d'étoffes 3 pl. Dentelle et façon du point 3 pl. Dessein 39 pl. Diamantaire 3 pl. Distillateur d'eau-de-vie 1 pl. Doreurs sur meteaux cuir et bois 4 pl. Draperie 13 pl. EL INTERIOR EN PERFECTO ESTADO TANTO PARA EL TEXTO COMO PARA LAS LAMINAS GRABADAS. Encuadernación de la época con el lomo de piel algo rozado pero en muy buen estado general. Tapas restauradas de pequeñas faltas en las esquinas. Papel de aguas con diversas rozaduras. SOLO OFRECEMOS ESTE TERCER VOLUMEN de "Recueil des Planches sur les Sciences les Arts.". La obra completa consta de 11 volúmenes los 17 volúmenes de "La Enciclopédie" a la que seguÃan. La estructura de la Encyclopedie tanto en su diagramación formato y por supuesto contenido ideológico dio respuesta al complejo entramado de variables que supuso ese proceso disparador de nuevas ideas inteviniendo intelectuales como Voltaire Buffon Montesquieu D'Alembert Quesnay Turgot d'Holbach Rousseau de Jacourt y por supuesto Diderot; proceso también rompedor de los secretos tecnológicos del cerrado universo de las corporaciones gremiales del modo feudal de producción. En este sentido la obra presenta dos núcleos entrelazados: el Diccionario y las Planchas. Sin embargo hay que reconocer que la potente originalidad está concentrada en "Recueil des Planches sur les sciences les arts liberaux et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication" en que se despliega a través de descripciones gráficas y de textos aclaratorios una impresionante cascada de datos sobre la situación fundamentos y perspectivas de las técnicas oficios y talleres. EN DEFINITIVA OFRECEMOS EL TERCER VOLUMEN DE "RECUEIL DES PLANCHES." SIN DUDA LA MAS GRANDE Y AMBICIOSA PRODUCCIÓN EDITORIAL DE LA FRANCIA DE LA ILUSTRACION. EN CONJUNTO CONTIENE 202 IMPRESIONANTES PLANCHAS GRABADAS AL COBRE POR LOS MEJORES ARTISTAS DEL MOMENTO ALGUNAS A DOBLE PAGINA. TODAS ELLAS CONSERVADAS PERFECTAMENTE. "TodavÃa no se ha hecho ni durante mucho tiempo se hará una colección tan considerable y tan hermosa de máquinas" Diderot. FILOSOFÃA E HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA Livre en français Chez, Braisson, David, Le Breton, Durand hardcover
176227797A Paris: Chez Braisson David Le Breton Durand M. DCC. LXII. 1762 .- TOMO I Premiere Livraison: 2 h. 6 p. 18 p. 2 p. 21 p. 1 p. 19 p. 1 h. 1 h. 3 p. 7 p. 2 p. todas de texto 269 artÃsticas planchas magistralmente grabadas al cobre; en Gran Folio 405 x 17 cm; magnÃfica impresión sobre gran papel verjurado; Encuadernación en Media Piel época de color verde lomera de 6 nervios con tÃtulo y hierros dorados cortes pintados en color granate tapas o planos en papel de aguas.- CONTIENE los siguientes oficios y profesiones: AGRICULTURE ET ECONOMIE RUSTIQUE: Labourage 5 planches Semoir 3 pl. Conservation des grains 2 pl. Moulins à vent et à l'eau pou lé blé 9 pl. Moulins à exprimer l'huile des fruits et des graines 4 pl. Fabrique de tabac 6 pl. Culture et travail du chanvre 2 pl. Culture et travail deu coton 5 pl. Culture de la vigne 2 pl. Pressoirs 4 pl. Pressoir à cidre 3 pl. Sucrerie et affinage 7 pl. Travail des sabots et des échalats 1 pl. Charbon de bois 4 pl. Jardinage 7 pl. Jardin potager 6 pl. Fontainier 4 pl. Mouches à miel 1 pl. Vers à foie 1 pl. Basse cour 1 pl. Laiterie de la meute 1 pl. Art de Faire èclóre les poulets 3 pl. AIGUILLIER: Le coupeur le perceur et Le empointeur 2 pl. AIGULLIER BONNETIER 1 pl. AMIDONNIER 1 pl. ANATOMIE 33 pl. ANTIQUITES 12 pl. ARCHITECTURE 86 pl. Moulin à scier les pierres 4 pl. MAÇONNERIE 14 pl. Tuilerie 3 pl. Couvreur et carreleur 3 pl. ARGENTEUR 2 pl. ARMURIER 2 pl. ARQUEBUSIER 7 pl. ART MILITAIRE 38 pl. ARTIFICIER 7 pl. EL INTERIOR EN PERFECTO ESTADO TANTO PARA EL TEXTO COMO PARA LAS LAMINAS GRABADAS. Encuadernación de la época con el lomo de piel algo rozado pero en muy buen estado general. Tapas restauradas de pequeñas faltas en las esquinas. Papel de aguas con diversas rozaduras. SOLO OFRECEMOS ESTE PRIMER VOLUMEN de "Recueil des Planches sur les Sciences les Arts.". La obra completa consta de 11 volúmenes los 17 volúmenes de "La Enciclopédie" a la que seguÃan. La estructura de la Encyclopedie tanto en su diagramación formato y por supuesto contenido ideológico dio respuesta al complejo entramado de variables que supuso ese proceso disparador de nuevas ideas inteviniendo intelectuales como Voltaire Buffon Montesquieu D'Alembert Quesnay Turgot d'Holbach Rousseau de Jacourt y por supuesto Diderot; proceso también rompedor de los secretos tecnológicos del cerrado universo de las corporaciones gremiales del modo feudal de producción. En este sentido la obra presenta dos núcleos entrelazados: el Diccionario y las Planchas. Sin embargo hay que reconocer que la potente originalidad está concentrada en "Recueil des Planches sur les sciences les arts liberaux et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication" en que se despliega a través de descripciones gráficas y de textos aclaratorios una impresionante cascada de datos sobre la situación fundamentos y perspectivas de las técnicas oficios y talleres. EN DEFINITIVA OFRECEMOS EL PRIMER VOLUMEN DE "RECUEIL DES PLANCHES." SIN DUDA LA MAS GRANDE Y AMBICIOSA PRODUCCIÓN EDITORIAL DE LA FRANCIA DE LA ILUSTRACION. EN CONJUNTO CONTIENE 296 IMPRESIONANTES PLANCHAS GRABADAS AL COBRE POR LOS MEJORES ARTISTAS DEL MOMENTO ALGUNAS A DOBLE PAGINA. TODAS ELLAS CONSERVADAS PERFECTAMENTE. "TodavÃa no se ha hecho ni durante mucho tiempo se hará una colección tan considerable y tan hermosa de máquinas" Diderot. FILOSOFÃA E HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA Livre en français Chez, Braisson, David, Le Breton, Durand hardcover
1757elala128Amsterdam i.e. Paris: Prault fils aîné 1757. 1757. 8vo. pp. ix 10-299. contemporary mottled calf gilt back binding damage to corners & spine ends. First Edition of the first of Diderots two plays. "The publication of the Fils Naturel occasioned an uproar It was sufficently novel in techniques of staging and acting as well as new emphases in character analysis and intellectural content to make it controversial The plays of Diderot were in sober fact revolutionary not merely in an aesthetic sense but also in a political one. The motivations the values the morality the self-evident truths set forth in the Fils Naturel and the Père de Famille were those of a new social class just beginning to feel its own power and to respect its own intutions it is impossible to say anything more cogent about Diderots plays than to repeat what Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America. If you would judge beforehand he remarked of the literature of a people which is lapsing into democracy study its dramatic productions The tastes and propensities natural to democratic nations in respect to literature will therefore first be discernible in drama and it may be foreseen that they will break out there with vehemence. Arthur M. Wilson Diderot pp. 261-62 Diderot sought to reform the theatre in three principal ways by giving it greater realism through an emphasis on stage settings the use of explicit stage directions and increased use of pantomime and gesture by creating what he called domestic and bourgeois tragedy and by making theatre a vehicle for inspiring virtuous conduct. Many of these theoretical aspects were dealt with in the accompanying Discours sur la Poésie Dramatique. The play was published anonymously although everyone knew Diderot was the author mainly because of some remarks concerning heaven and the ways of its providence that prevented the work from being published under public licence. Adams FN1. Tchemerzine IV p. 447. Cioranescu 24091 incorrectly referring to 12mo. format. 1st Edition. Amsterdam [i.e. Paris: Prault fils aîné], 1757. unknown
1758elala129Amsterdam i.e. Paris: Michel Lambert 1758. 1758. 2 Parts in 1. 8vo. pp. xxix 220; xii 195. contemporary mottled calf gilt back front joint cracked & tender chipping to spine ends. First Edition of the second of Diderots two dramatic works. "As one biographer of Diderot has remarked it is only in the eighteenth century that a situation like this would be likely to occur: a married mans unmarried mistress and his friend the bachelor of another mans wife are invoked as the twin inspirations of a play the purpose of which is to glorify the family." see Arthur M. Wilson Diderot p. 328 As with his first play Le Fils Naturel Le Père de Famille was printed with an additional text discussing theoretical aspects of the theatre and theatrical production here the Discourse on Dramatic Poetry with separate title and pagination. "In his several chapters Diderot dealt with such subjects as plot dialogue incident the different kinds of plays characterization division of a play into acts and scenes stage decorations costumes pantomime and gestures and most important of all the social function of the theatre The discourse embraced some of the greatest and most abiding themes - of the nature of genius and the criteria of taste; of the function of the artist; and most of all of the good the beautiful and the true. Nor was this all.Diderot also hoped that "all of the imitative arts would adopt a common purpose and one day co-operate with the laws in making us love virtue and hate vice."" Ibid. p. 331 Adams P1. Tchemerzine IV p. 448. Cioranescu 24151. 1st Edition. Amsterdam [i.e. Paris: Michel Lambert], 1758. unknown
1749276297London 1749. hardcover. near fine. 2 volumes bound in one. 150; 4 141 7 pages with text in French. Illustrated with 5 of 6 plates in 1st volume and 3 plates in second volume. 12mo contemporary calf-backed speckled boards; gilt spine with red label. Londres: no publisher stated i. e. Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey 1749 & 1751. Near fine copy of 2 scarce titles.<br/> <br/> Both titles by Denis Diderot published anonymously with a fictitious imprint "Londres 1749" on title page: Probably the 3rd or 4th edition published in Amsterdam the same year as the first edition --Adams LG4; Tchemerzine 1977 II 925d. OCLC lists only 6 copies of this edition of "les Aveugles" Cornell Stanford Dartmouth Exeter British Library & Biblioteca Nacional de Espana. "les Sourds et Muets" is one of several editions published in Paris in 1751 each with slightly varying title pages and pagination. OCLC lists 13 copies.<br/> <br/> unknown
176279271Paris:: Briasson 1762-1772. modern cloth. Fine original condition. Folio . With 32 fine engraved plates some folding. Briasson, hardcover
17711410Paris: c 1771. 1771. Two sections from Diderot's Encyclopedie; 15.25" x 9.78"; in plain blue wrapper. First section 3 pp. text of contents on 2 full page plates showing letters musical notation three examples of maps; and engraving tools. Second section 1 pp. text of contents on 5 full page plates 3 Gravure en Medaille showing interior view of artisan at work in shop tools and examples; 2 Gravure en Cachet once again with interior showing two engravers at work tools equipment etc. Wrapper split at spine save for about two inches chipped at edges; light age toning soil to page margins. Very good or better thus. . [c 1771] unknown
177727823Paris: Diderot & d'Alembert 1777. Print. Very good condition. The set of Six copper engravings showing the tools stands and products that are part of the manufacturing process of making fireworks. Plates numbered 1-6 with 145 figures.<br /> This set is complete in 6 plates but latter versions use the same individual fire works but expand the plates to 7 pages. This copy has fine fresh strik lines and ink tones.<br /> <br /> The Diderot & d'Alembert's Encyclopédie is regarded as one of the greatest works of the Enlightenment and the 18th century whose aim in Diderot's words was to "change the common way of thinking" through the expansion of knowledge and the development of critical modes of thought.<br /> <br /> Plate mark 7 x 9" on 9 x 12" cream paper. Very clean. Diderot & d'Alembert unknown
17492305752Amsterdam: Au Pays Libre pour Le Bien Public 1749. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Paper label on spine base corners a bit rubbed minor loss of gilt bookplate of philosopher Paul Desjardins on front endpaper. 1749 Full-Leather. viii 124; iv 99 5 pp. 16mo. Original full leather gilt titles decorations and triple rule marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Two works in one volume: Essai sur la Liberte de Produire ses Sentimens attributed to either Elie Luzac or Julian Offroy de la Mettrie 1749 with Pensees sur l'Interpretation de la Nature by Denis Diderot 1754 first edition. French text. "Elie Luzac wishing to justify his publication of the book L'Homme machine had in 1749 brought out anonymously the Essai sur la liberte de produire ses sentimens. It was a crisp and well-reasoned work which contended … that the honest search for truth requires us to give a hearing to every possible point of view…. Luzac was simply reiterating the theme of the 'Avertissement' which he had prefixed to La Mettrie's book." - Aram Vartanian La Mettrie's L'Homme Machine Princeton 1960 pp. 97-98. Vartanian that is attributes the Essai to Luzac primarily based upon its content an argument in favor of freedom of thought/press as opposed to the medical themes characteristic of La Mettrie's works. Roger Stoddard though includes the Essai in his Bibliographical Inventory Koln: Dinter 2000 of La Mettrie's works #39 while noting that it is printed by Luzac. Diderot's On the Interpretation of Nature discusses evolution mathematics experimental science and materialism. Diderot is best known for his collaboration with d'Alembert on the Encyclopedie 1751-1772 and was a major figure in the Enlightenment. Au Pays Libre pour Le Bien Public hardcover
17802151780. Fine. Superb hand-colored engraving of a cannon by Diderot. Diderot Note: we grade conservatively and endeavor to identify any defects that might affect overall quality and price. unknown
175423490Paris 1754. A pair of copper engraving /etchings from the famed "Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences des Art et des Metiers.". These plates illustrate the effects of volcanic activity in Italy including the eruption of Vesuvius in 1754. <br /> <br /> The Encyclopedie was published between 1751 and 1772 in 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates. It contained over 70000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. Meant to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment the impact was enormous. <br /> Platemarks 17 3/4 x 14" with small margins on the left and right. Printed on laid paper in very good original condition. unknown
