Bernard Le Bouyer de FontenelleLivre Rare Book
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19261348Editions d'art Edouard Pelletan Helleu et Sergent 1926 Préface Luc Benoist - Portrait d'après Rigaud - Ornement de G. Gorvel - Exemplaire numéroté n°1774 sur papier teinté Navarre - Broché - Couverture rempliée - 148 pages Bon état général - Dos insolé et plis de lecture 116 g
199364658Paris, Fayard, Corpus des Oeuvres de Philosophe en langue française, 1993, Relié, 561 pages. Très bon état.
169819607Chez Michel Brunet | à Paris 1698 | 10 x 16.50 cm | relié
1737AA1038The Hague La Haye: Van Der Kloot 1737. Very Good. Bernard de Fontenelle was a 17th-century French scholar most known for his work 'Plurality of Worlds'; however his contributions to the scientific community are lasting beyond 'Plurality' One of his notable works was 'Eloges de Academiciens' or 'Praise of Scientists'; a work in which Fontenelle brought the scientific community to the common man This book is a collection of biographical sketches on notable scientists highlighting their discoveries and theories<br /> Notable entries include:<br /> Czar Peter the Great<br /> Antoine Parent<br /> Gottfried Leibniz<br /> Jacques Ozanam<br /> Isaac Newton<br /> This set also has a second work bound into Vol 2 Liste de Messieurs de L'academie Royale des Sciences 1737 124 pp which is a listing of all of the members of the French Royal Academy of Sciences between 1666 and 1733 I cannot find a current offering of this work anywhere on the Internet <br /> Both volumes are bound in full leather with gilt titles and ornate designs on the spines including five raised bands There is some wear at the spine ends with minor chipping but overall both volumes are very good with tight sound bindings newer replacement marbled endpapers They are NOT ex-lib and have no marks or damage to the text at all just some slight foxing 346 355124 pp. Van Der Kloot unknown
1929887P25London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". T. L. Poulton. A Nonesuch limited edition of the important Enlightenment scientific work by Bernard de Fontenelle a smart work in the original slipcase. A limited edition work limited to 1600 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press of which this is numbered 1108. In the original publisher's limp vellum wraps in the original publisher's decorative slipcase in a very good condition.A popular early science work on cosmic pluralism a fascinating work on astronomy.This was Fontenelle's most famous work first published in France in 1686 and indeed was one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment.Fontenelle is known for his accessible treatment of scientific subjects during the beginnings of the Age of Enlightenment.This edition uses the 1688 translation by John Glanvill.Colour-stencilled decorations throughout by T. L. Poulton. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so books with the quality of a fine-press were produced but available to a wider audience at lower prices. In the original publisher's vellum wraps. Externally generally smart with light discolouration as is usual with a vellum binding. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is a little worn with rubbing to the extremities in a very good condition. Very Good Indeed The Nonesuch Press hardcover
19296000536Nonesuch Press 1929. Softcover. Good/No jacket. Vellum covers. Front hinge broken. #723/1200cc. Nonesuch Press unknown
0364798769.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0364524553.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0666004870.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
17941202220028A Paris : publisher not identified IIIe Année Républicaine between 1794 and 1795 1794. Hardcover. Good. French Republican Imprint: Popular Science 12mo. Printed in III Annee Republicaine. Fully bound in French mottled calf. Gilt embossed border. Minor scuffs to covers. Gilt spine. Hand-penned spine label. Yellow marbled end papers. Bookbinders label on inside front cover. Interior pages are clean unmarked and in excellent condition. Frontispiece illustration showing Copernican solar system. viii 188pp. <br><br> One of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment. This book offered an explanation of the heliocentric model of the Universe suggested by Copernicus in his 1543 work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds. A Paris : [publisher not identified], IIIe Année Républicaine [between 1794 and 1795] hardcover
0266740294.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0365489514.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1728780P8London: E. Curll 1728. Leather. Good Only. 6.5" by 4". None. The second edition of William Gardiner's translation of Fontenelle's important early astronomical work an early work of the Age of the Enlightenment. The second edition of this work translated by William Gardiner.ESTC citation number N25366.A popular early science work on cosmic pluralism a fascinating work on astronomy.This was Fontenelle's most famous work and indeed was one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment.Fontenelle is known for his accessible treatment of scientific subjects during the beginnings of the Age of Enlightenment.Bound without the frontispiece and pages 197-200 two leaves of text in total. In a full calf binding. Externally generally smart boards and spine are rubbed. Some bumping to the spine and extremities with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Joints are starting. Hinges are weak. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some odd spots. Bound without the frontispiece and pages 197-200 two leaves of text in total. Last leaf page 195/196 is torn with some loss. Good Only E. Curll hardcover
1945109645Les Editions de la nouvelle France 1945. Broché. Etat satisfaisant. In-12. Quelques pages mal découpées Les Editions de la nouvelle France unknown
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0265185882.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
17151008F35London: A. Bettesworth; E. Curll 1715 . First edition. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. The very scarce first William Gardiner English language translation of Fontenelle's important early work of astronomy which speculates on the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. First published in French in 1686 this is the very scarce first English language translation of this work from William Gardiner.Illustrated with a frontispiece.ESTC T137582A6 B-I12. Collated complete.Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle expresses support for cosmic pluralism and discusses the topic of astrobiology in this work while also speculating on the existence of Venusians as a species of extra-terrestrial life.It helped popularise the theories of Rene Descartes and Nicolas Copernicus taught through constructive conversations between a philosopher and a Marquise. In a full calf binding. Loss to back strip tail. Joints starting rear board firmly held and front board just a touch tender. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type but generally clean and bright with the odd handling mark and light tide marks to perimeters of six leaves towards the rear. Good A. Bettesworth; E. Curll hardcover
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0243884648.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0666702136.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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