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195340464London: Cassell 1953. First Edition. 8vo pp. xxiii 428. Index. Blue cloth. Cover worn at edges o/w a VG copy. Cassell unknown books
19261335226London: Chapman & Hall Ltd 1926. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; pp 171; beige blue and black tanned pictorial spine without text; dust jacket shows some darkening to exterior toward edges; titles in black text to front; paper label to front; age darkened spine; minor chips to edges; cloth has lightly sunned exterior edges; age darkened spine; sturdy boards; text block edges have slight age toning; top edge gilt; deckled edges; frontispiece; slight shadow toning to endpapers; some uncut pages; interior clean. 1335226. FP New Rockville Stock. Chapman & Hall Ltd hardcover books
1950033993Genève: Librairie Droz; Lille Librairie Giard 1950. xcv 329 2p. original stiff wrappers lightly chipped on the edges paper somewhat browned Textes littéraires français. Librairie Droz; Lille, Librairie Giard unknown books
195378679NY:: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Text is in French. Edited by John Lough. First edition thus. Review copy with slip laid in. Very good in a very good age toning lower corner of front flap is clipped dust jacket. . Cambridge University Press, hardcover books
1982WRCLIT34436London: Quartet Books 1982. Cloth. First edition. Bookplate else near fine in dust jacket with a creased tear to the top of the rear fold. Quartet Books hardcover books
M09818Paris:: Inter-Livres n.d. Reprint. 4to. 21 pp. 33 plates. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Inter-Livres, [n.d.]. unknown books
M09819Paris:: Inter-Livres n.d. Reprint. 4to. 4 pp. 47 plates. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Inter-Livres, [n.d.]. unknown books
19522916New York: Curt Valentin Gallery 1952. Softcover. VG-; pencil marks on cover. Wraps. 16 pp. 27 bw repros. Lists 79 works by American and European artists and sculptors including R. Butler A. Calder Chagall Ensor Feininger Grosz Kirchner Flannagan Klee and others. Curt Valentin Gallery unknown books
2001107095Paris: Inter-Livres 2001. Softcover. VG- pg. 1-2 plates loose. Cream illus. wraps; 31 pp. text and 35 pp. plates;. in French; reproduction of Diderot's famous original about surgery. Inter-Livres unknown books
1926WRCLIT34138London: Chapman & Hall 1926. Decorated boards t.e.g. First edition in this format. Translated by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson. Introduction by Compton Mackenzie. Limited to one thousand copies for England and America. Offsetting to endsheets slight discoloration to head and toe of spine and bottom edge else very good in a defective dust jacket. Neat ownership signature of a poet on endsheet. Chapman & Hall hardcover books
1913024724Wien und Leipzig: J. Eisenstein & Cie 1913. Nach dem im Jahre 1891 gefundenen Original übersetzt von Gustav Rohn. iv 195p. original green cloth. J. Eisenstein & Cie unknown books
19652290882Henri Veyrier 1965. Large Softcover. Very Good. Single faint spine crease wrappers lightly soiled. 1965 Large Softcover. 15 x 10. This particular volume featuring hundreds of detailed technical drawings deals with various forms of industry from tanneries to textiles. It details specifics of setup equipment uses etc. of looms mills and other industrial subjects. Includes many fold-out illustrations. "Encyclop Henri Veyrier paperback books
1975179853Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1975. 2nd edition. Hardcover. G/G- Cover has general signs of wear. Text is good and bind is tight. DJ has tears and tape repairs shows wear. Cherry-colored hardcover with gilt lettering on spine; illustrated dj. t. xvii; 259 pp. 117 glossy BW illustrations. Text in French. Showcases the works of various artists of the eighteenth century as noted by Denis Diderot French art critic and philosopher. Includes an index of artists and their subjects. The Clarendon Press hardcover books
1926020605London: Chapman & Hall 1926. Translated from the French by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson with an introduction by Compton MacKenzie. xix 171p. half-cloth with printed boards. No. 79 of 1000 copies. Chapman & Hall unknown books
1919182583Paris: Chez L'Imprimeur Leon Pinchon 1919. Softcover. VG- light soiling and wear to wraps pages are very clean and clear. Tan wraps black illustration with black and red lettering on front cover; 28 pp; bw woodcuts. Text in French. Edition limited to 371 copies. Edition is adorned with original woodcuts by Hermann-Paul. Chez L'Imprimeur Leon Pinchon unknown books
1960179858Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1960. First. Hardcover. VG/G-. DJ has shelfwear and tears. Covers a re slightly bumped but clean. Pages are clean and binding tight. Reddish hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and light blue endpapers. Tan dj. xviii; 250 pp. plates with 97 BW illustrations. Text in French. Showcases the works of various artists of the eighteenth century as noted by Denis Diderot French art critic and philosopher. The Clarendon Press hardcover books
1959175799New York: Dover 1959. Hardcovers. Two volume set. Edited by Charles C. Gillispie. Features 485 black and white plates by Diderot. Both books in very near fine condition and in close to near fine dust jackets that have some edge tears and wear. A very nice set. Dover unknown books
122539Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 15 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good § The 1 plate and descriptive text for the entry of Laiterie from volume I of plates. This plate is not numbered.15 pages 199-213 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including the main entries for Lait and LaiterieWith some browning to a few leaves.This plate comprised of a charming dairy scene and a series of diagrams of dairy utensils is accompanied by Gabriel François Venel's article on Lait. Venel was a medical doctor and professor of medicine at Montpellier and this paper discusses milk's properties both chemical and medicinal. unknown books
122541Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate with its accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 1 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Blanc de Baleine from volume II of plates. This plate is not numbered.1 page 36 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Celui qu'on tire du cachalot1 page 451 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Blanc de baleine.With some browning to a few leaves.This plate and the accompanying article by Diderot describe the process of creating fuel from spermaceti a wax most commonly found in the sperm whale. The oil remains a liquid despite freezing conditions and was used for a variety of purposes including ointments wax candles and in the textile industry. unknown books
122556Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 14 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 1 plate and descriptive text for the entry of Colle-Forte from the Supplementary Volume of Plates. This is a double plate and is not numbered.4 pages 266 453 626 & 627 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Composition d'une colle Pour la porcelaine and Colle en général1 page 725 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Une estampe2 pages 931 & 932 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Colle de parchemin1 page 829 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further information on Colle de parchemin1 page 944 from volume XV of the Encylopédie 1765 describing Colle de taureau2 pages 503 & 505 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Une description détaillée des procédés par lesquels on fait cette colle and Comment on la fait3 pages 513 514 & 860 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Colle de poisson and Colle pour le verre cafféWith some browning to a few leaves.This double plate displays many of the tools and pieces of equipment used in the manufacture of glue also demonstrating some of the items being used. The text which accompanies the plate includes Diderot's entries for Colle and Colle-Forte. (1763). Folio unknown books
19591336133New York: Dover Publications Inc 1959. Hardcover. Quarto; G/G-; beige and light green and black spines with ivory text; 2 volumes; dust jackets have modest wear to exteriors; some chips to edges; slightly sunned spines; price clipped front flaps; condition as is; cloths show mild wear to exteriors; slightly sunned spines; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have slight foxing; light foxing to endpapers; profusely illustrated; good bindings; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1336133. FP New Rockville Stock. Dover Publications, Inc hardcover books
1993273865New York: Dover 1993. paperback. fine. 485 black & white plates. 2 volumes. Thick 4to stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Dover 1993. Fine.<br/><br/> Dover unknown books
122470Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Ceinturier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 1 page 800 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Réglement de cette maîtrise.These two plates depict the 18th century belt-maker's workshop and the tools he uses. The main text entry for Ceinturier is also included. unknown books
122460Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text and 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Boucher from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 2 pages 350-352 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La boucherie en général1 page 983 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Comment les bouchers préfervent leurs viandesdes guêpes1 page 949 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Communauté de bouchers très redoubtable du tems de Charles VIA useful guide to the tools used by eighteenth-century butchers in France these plates also include a gruesome abattoir scene. unknown books
122552Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Cartonnier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.4 pages 727-730 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Les ouvragesWith some browning to a few leaves.Accompanying these two plates by Goussier on board-making and embossing is Diderot's entry on Carton taken from the text volumes of the Encyclopédie. Diderot and Goussier regularly visited workshops and ateliers to improve their understanding of the crafts they wrote on intending to give accurate descriptions of the skills and processes involved and intent on the propagation of new ideas and improved methods. (1763). Folio unknown books
