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16879000Paris: G. de Luyne C. Blageart T. Girard 1687. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. The 1st edition of this important Rationalist text by an author who began as a poet and playwright failed miserably at both but went on to produce several great works of Descartian philosophy. A good copy in probably the original leather stamped on the spine "HIS/DES/ORA". The gilt devices on the spine are faded the covers are scarred and somewhat bowed and all pp. before the title page are missing. Edges are red-spotted; top edge soiled to dark brown. No foxing. 179 pp. French text. <br/> <br/> G. de Luyne, C. Blageart, T. Girard hardcover
169819607à Paris: Chez Michel Brunet 1698. Fine. Chez Michel Brunet à Paris 1698 10 x 16.50 cm relié Second edition the first appeared in 1688. Contemporary full speckled calf binding. Raised bands spine handsomely decorated. Tawny title label. A handsome copy. In the quarrel between the Ancients and the Moderns Fontenelle here takes the side of the latter with numerous mockeries and satires against the defenders of the Ancients. Chez Michel Brunet hardcover
1687817P20Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfgang 1687. Vellum. Good. 5.5" by 3". None. An early edition of Fontenelle's interesting series of imaginary conversations between notable figures across history and mythology. Complete in three parts with 'Nouveaux Dialogues des Morts' parts I and II and 'Jugement de Pluton' with a continuous pagination and register.An early edition first published in 1683.In French.Register runs as A-O12 P10.Collated complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Bristol Libraries. A series of imaginary conversations between the dead the author pairing together couples for a conversation whether or not they were contemporaries ancient or modern mythological or historical.Some of the conversations included are Diane of Poitiers and Anne Boleyn Dido and Stratonice of Syria Homer and Aesop Sappho and Laura de Sade Charles V and Erasmus Cosimo II de' Medici and Bernice II Plato and Margaret of Scotland Mary Stuart and David Riccio Seneca and Paul Scarron Brutus and Faustina the Younger Helen and Fulvia and more. The conservations vary much in conversation the figures talking about philosophy delicacy oddities of fortunes immortality of the name the comparison of ambition and love madness the power of women the concern for the future vanity and indiscretion freedom and more.By Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle a note figure of the Age of Enlightenment. In a full vellum binding. Externally boards and spines are discoloured as is not uncommon with vellum. Marks to the boards and spines. Boards are a little bowed. Small chip to the front endpaper. Rear endpaper is a little worn. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few very occasional spots. Leaf I1 has a small chip. Good Abraham Wolfgang hardcover
1684010110A Paris : Chez C. Blageart 1684. Book measures 16x9.5.cm. 82692pp. Signatures A-Yp8-4s Zp4s. Bound in period full calf mottled boards raised bands ornate gilt tooling red leather title label. Calf rubbed wear loss on edges head and tail of spine. Although the binding is worn boards are holding firm. Internally heavy browning to first and last 8 leaves. Pages in good clean condition. A good copy in an attractive period binding. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Very Good. Small 8vo. A Paris : Chez C. Blageart Hardcover
1698266792Paris: Michel Brunet 1698. Fourth edition. xx 297 3 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Polished contemporary calf spine in six compartments with raised bands. Wear to spine ends and corners contemporary manuscript notes to title-page. Fourth edition. xx 297 3 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. A defence of the heliocentric model of the solar system one of the major early works of the Enlightenment. Michel Brunet unknown
1695022392London: R. Bently. Full leather rebacked with new endpapers. Second Edition so stated. This work explained the heliocentric model of the universe. It is Fontenelles most famous work and one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment. From the library of Sydney Ross with only the adhesive remnant of his bookplate. Very Good. . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1695. R. Bently hardcover
1695AQ26436London: Printed for R. Bently 1695. 12 152pp. Without initial two blank leaves. Contemporary blind-tooled mottled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked some loss to head of spine. Without pastedowns later armorial bookplate of John Jones of Llanarth Court Monmouthshire to verso of upper board small worm-track to foot of text-block touching text in places. The second English edition translated by poet John Glanvill 1663/4-1735 of Fontenelle's popular cosmographical discourse; an early and significant Enlightenment work and the first example in French of a learned work directed at an educated but non-specialised public. First published in 1686 the book was promptly translated to numerous languages with the first edition in English appearing in 1687. ESTC R212866 Wing F1417. Second edition. 12mo. Printed, for R. Bently unknown
