FONTENELLE - Bernard Le Boyer ou le bovier de.Livre Rare Book
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1736YRG-409Cinq volume, (17cmx10.5cm), plein vélin de l'époque, dos lisse pièce de titre pièce de titre basane, titre et filet doré, gravure a la cuve, bandeaux, culs de lampes. 1/156 pp, 2/180 pp, 3/332, 4/346pp, 5/354pp. De la bibliothèque de Monsieur Vincent Auriol ( Exlibris). titre imprimée en rouge et noir, LA HAYE Chez VAN DOLE. Homme de lettres de science neveu de Thomas corneille directeur du Mercure galant, lier avec l'historien abbé Vertot, le mathématicien Varignon..
003407A Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale 1727. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. xxvi 548pp. First edition. Title-page vignette tailpieces and headpieces Contemporary calf. With one engraved chapter vignette initial and folding plate. <br/> <br/> A Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1727. hardcover
1708BB0353London: Printed for Jacob Tonson within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-Inn 1708. Full Calf. Near Fine. First edition of this translation by John Hughes superseding that of Dryden of Nouveaux dialogues des morts. 8vo; 2 l 2 209 1pp with a finely engraved frontispiece. Bound in contemporary or slightly later 18th-century Cambridge-style paneled calf the spine richly gilt in six compartments divided by raised bands with a red leather lettering piece in the second. The joints very skillfully mended a Near Fine copy pages bright and fresh. ESTC Citation No. T139460. The Dialogues modeled on the dialogues of Lucian unite in conversation figures from antiquity such as Socrates and Aristotle with more recent personages including Erasmus and Montaigne to discuss the literary and philosophical developments of Fontenelle's day. First published anonymously in 1683 Dialogues des morts and Nouveaux dialogues des morts were Fontenelle's first works and ignited his reputation which was consolidated three years later with Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes through which he popularized Copernicus's heliocentric model of the Universe. To this edition John Hughes contributes both an appreciation and assessment of Fontenelle as well as two dialogues of his own. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-Inn unknown
1792RO80026509BASTIEN Jean-François. 1792. In-8. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. Quelques planches dépliantes d'illustrations en noir et blanc, hors-texte. Relié plein cuir marron. Tranches dorées. Pièces de titre et de tomaison rouges. Titre, tomaison, filets et fleurons dorés sur le dos. Cadres dorés sur les plats de couverture. Epidermures. Manque de cuir et dos très frottés sur le Tome 8. Manque pièce de titre sur les tomes 3, 4 et 8.. . . . Classification Dewey : 94.3-Livres anciens XVIII ème
15638Janet et Cotelle, 1820. De limprimerie de P. Didot lAiné, imprimeur du roi. In-8, 408 pp., 2 planches, cartonnage bradel (rousseurs, petite pliure au plat supérieur).
17528550Chez Brunet, Imprimeur-Libraire De l'Académie Française 10 x 17 Paris 1752 Huit volumes in-12, reliure plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs guillochés ornés de motifs floraux et de filets dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison lavallière pour les six premiers volumes, pièces de maroquin bordeaux pour les deux derniers, titre et tomaison dorés, tranches rouges, filet doré sur les coupes, gardes à la coquille, [8]-VIII-568, [8]-406, [8]-387, [8]-408, [8]-570, [8]-673-[3], [8]-456-[3], [8]-387-[2] pp. 8 frontispices dont le portrait de Fontenelle (buste sans mains, la tête en bonnet de velours) d'après Rigaud gravé par Dossier, les autres gravés par Duflos, ainsi que 5 gravures hors texte, dont la planche dépliante des "Tourbillons" du tome 2, titres rouge et noir, vignettes de titre gravées. Edition agréable des oeuvres de Fontenelle, publiée du vivant de l'auteur, où l'on retrouve ses principaux ouvrages les "Dialogues des Morts", les "Entretiens sur la pluralité des Mondes", une "Histoire des Oracles", "De l'origine des fables", des "Éloges des Académiciens de l'Académie royale des Sciences morts depuis 1699...Ensemble bien relié, coins en bon état, petit accroc à la coiffe enqueue du tome V, quelques frottements, taches sur les plats supérieurs des tomes I et VII, auréoles en coin inférieur des pp. 160-200 du tome I, gardes blanches parfois tachées ou avec auréoles sans conséquences sur le corps de l'ouvrage, petite déchirure à la pliure de la planche des "Tourbillons". Bon ensemble.(Bbis6) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
17528550Chez Brunet, Imprimeur-Libraire De l'Académie Française 10 x 17 Paris 1752 Huit volumes in-12, reliure plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs guillochés ornés de motifs floraux et de filets dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison lavallière pour les six premiers volumes, pièces de maroquin bordeaux pour les deux derniers, titre et tomaison dorés, tranches rouges, filet doré sur les coupes, gardes à la coquille, [8]-VIII-568, [8]-406, [8]-387, [8]-408, [8]-570, [8]-673-[3], [8]-456-[3], [8]-387-[2] pp. 8 frontispices dont le portrait de Fontenelle (buste sans mains, la tête en bonnet de velours) d'après Rigaud gravé par Dossier, les autres gravés par Duflos, ainsi que 5 gravures hors texte, dont la planche dépliante des "Tourbillons" du tome 2, titres rouge et noir, vignettes de titre gravées. Edition agréable des oeuvres de Fontenelle, publiée du vivant de l'auteur, où l'on retrouve ses principaux ouvrages les "Dialogues des Morts", les "Entretiens sur la pluralité des Mondes", une "Histoire des Oracles", "De l'origine des fables", des "Éloges des Académiciens de l'Académie royale des Sciences morts depuis 1699...Ensemble bien relié, coins en bon état, petit accroc à la coiffe enqueue du tome V, quelques frottements, taches sur les plats supérieurs des tomes I et VII, auréoles en coin inférieur des pp. 160-200 du tome I, gardes blanches parfois tachées ou avec auréoles sans conséquences sur le corps de l'ouvrage, petite déchirure à la pliure de la planche des "Tourbillons". Bon ensemble.(Bbis6) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
173269103Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard | à Paris 1732 | 26 x 40 cm | 2 volumes reliés
1721JC14323London: William and John Innys 1721. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary marbled paper over boards handsomely rebacked with blindstamped ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands; 8vo; pp. 16 xxxv 1 464 4 ads. Boards lightly rubbed. A little very faint foxing to first and last few leaves. A lovely copy. <br/><br/> William and John Innys hardcover
1721JC14323London: William and John Innys 1721. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary marbled paper over boards handsomely rebacked with blindstamped ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands; 8vo; pp. 16 xxxv 1 464 4 ads. Boards lightly rubbed. A little very faint foxing to first and last few leaves. A lovely copy. <br/><br/> William and John Innys hardcover books
178420937<p><b>1784 </b><b>Astronomy Plurality of Worlds Fontenelle Isaac Newton Planet ZODIAC Science</b></p><p>"<i>And seeing the Earth makes her circle in a year I see the Sun likewise in the space of a year answer successively to the whole circle of the fixed stars which circle is called…the zodiac</i>." </p><p>– Fontenelle Plurality of Worlds</p><p>A rare new and enhanced edition of the "<i>Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds</i>" including "<i>Dialogues of the Dead</i>" by Bernard de Fontenelle. This work was originally in French which was quite rare at the time considering most scientific works were written in Latin. The book is presented as hypothetical conversations between philosophers while gazing at stars. The books discusses the prospects of extraterrestrial life.</p><p>'<i>Plurality of Worlds'</i> is considered Fontenelle's most famous work and is also one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment. The work offers explanations of various models of the universe space the heavens and the zodiac through a philosophical lens and entertains the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. The contents were lackluster enough that it drew negative attention from neither the Catholic nor Protestant churches.</p><p>Item number: #20937</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>Fontenelle</p><p><b><i>Entretiens sur la pluraliteÌ des mondes</i></b></p><p>Paris A Londres: 1784.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes</p><p>o Vol. 1 – 4 292</p><p>o Vol. 2 – 4 303 1</p><p>o Vol. 3 – 4 314</p><p>o Vol. 4 – 4 360</p><p>· Language: French</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~5in X 3in 12.5cm x 7.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>20937</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> 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
178065727Paris France 1780. Hardcover. Very Good. CONS EW. A beautiful volume bound in sheepskin published in 1780. Gilt title and decoration on spine is still bright with moderate scuffing/damage. Moderate damage to top and bottom spine ends. Front cover has a single inch wide spot of damage possibly from a removed label. Text block is dark with age no signs of soiling or foxing. Binding is tight and holds. All pages intact along with inlaid map of the solar system. Additional photos provided upon request. hardcover
172420955<p><b>1724 Fontenelle ASTRONOMY Plurality of Worlds Dialogues Dead Ancient Philosophy </b></p><p>Bernard de Fontenelle was a 17th-century French scholar most known for his work <i>'Plurality of Worlds'</i>; however his contributions to the scientific community are lasting beyond '<i>Plurality'</i>. One of his notable works was '<i>Dialogues of the Dead'</i> a work that was written as fictional dialogues between ancient and modern philosophers and scholars. Notable figures represented in this work include William Harvey Homer Aesop Socrates Brutus Michel Montaigne Erasmus Descartes Moctezuma and Hernando Cortez. </p><p>This rare 1724 three-volume edition contains his famed '<i>Dialogues'</i> as well as other works such as '<i>Elogues'</i>.</p><p>Item number: #20955</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>FONTENELLE Bernard de</p><p><b><i>Oeuvres diverses de M. de Fontenelle</i></b></p><p>Paris: chez Michel Brunet 1724.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes</p><p>o Vol. I – 10 632 8</p><p> 4 engraved plates</p><p>o Vol. II – 2 549 29</p><p> Engraved frontispiece</p><p>o Vol. III – 6 626 2 </p><p>· Language: French</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~6.75in X 4in 17cm x 10cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>20955</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Michel Brunet 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 books
175239695Paris, Guerin, 1752. In-12 de XXXI-(1)-215-(5) pp., cartonnage souple de papier marbré, pièce de titre en maroquin vert (reliure postérieure).
173269103à Paris: Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard 1732. Fine. Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard à Paris 1732 26 x 40 cm 2 volumes reliés New edition corrected and expanded by Fontenelle. Volume I extends from A to L volume II from M to Z. 2 title vignettes and engraved initials by Mariette. Title pages in red and black. Printed in 2 columns. Armorial copy with arms completely scraped away. One can still distinguish an anchor in the shield and a shell at the upper right of the anchor. Contemporary full brown calf binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated with central fleuron and scattered stars. Title and volume labels in garnet morocco. Split headcaps. Joints cracked at head and foot. Corners very bumped and worn. Lacks to edges along the raised bands. This dictionary of terms used in the sciences and arts originally appeared in 1684. Fontenelle corrected numerous errors and approximations in it notably due to a certain lack of knowledge of the origin of words particularly Greek ones. Fontenelle further extended the dictionary to other fields natural sciences with birds fish but also religious and military orders certain words from old French. His work ranks him among the first encyclopedists of the 18th century. Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard hardcover
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
4241126 189 pag. geheel leer. Geillustreerd met frontispice en twee uitslaande gravures van het heelal en van de maan door J. van Solingen. Drempelgedichten van A. de Zoete en Joh. v.d. Brouke. unknown
88264Amsterdam Pierre Mortier 1716. 8vo. Engr. front. 14 159 pp. Title printed in ed and black. Foxing. Bound together with: Le politique du temps. Ou discours necessaire dans la conjoncture presente pour avoir une juste idée de la puissance de l’autorité & du devoir des princes; de la diversité des gouvernemens & jusqu’où l’on doit supporter la tyrannie. No place 1704. 8vo. 8 150 2 pp. Somewhat worn contemporary full calf gilt spine with raised bands and beige label defective at head of spine. From the library of Biby mansion in Södermanland Sweden. â€Histoire des Oracles†by Fontenelle was originally published in 1687 and re-issued in several editions. Together with van Dale in â€De oraculis veterum ethnicorum dissertationes†1683 Fontanelle claimed that the ancient oracle answers were given neither by the supernatural agency of demons nor the Devil and also that they did not cease with the birth of Jesus. A view that stirred up oppositon in the church. The â€Le politique du temps†is a new edition of â€Le politique du temps; ouvrage qui traite de la puissance authorité et du pouvoir des princes†published in Paris 1650 which is a reprint of a pamphlet published in 1574. It is sometimes attributed François Davesne. hardcover
164051531640 1 f. bl. - 12 ff. - 87 ff. Paginés - 335 folios (670 pp.) - f. bl. Paris, Guillaume Pelé, 1640, fort in-8° relié plein vélin ép., titre manuscrit au dos, 2 cachets en page de titre. Malgré de petits manques au 2e plat, bel exemplaire grand de marges.
1796YRG-436TRÈS GRANDES MARGES pour cet in-4 (36cm x 27.5) reliure d'époque plein veau blond, dos lisse, orné d'entrelacs dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge et titre doré. Liserets et fleurons dorés sur les plats et gardes avants et arrières. Toutes tranches dorées. Frontispice peint par VOIRIOT, dessiné par FORTY et gravé par LANGLOIS l'an 5 (1796). Une gravure à pleine page. Manque de cuir au bas des plats avant & arrière, coiffe de pieds absente page 31 jaunie dans les marges, traces de tâches ancienne sur les plats. Cependant bel et luxueux ouvrage.
1911PG019<p>AUGMENTÉS DES DIALOGUES DES MORTS. Par M. de Fontenelle de l'Académie Françoise. NOUVELLE ÉDITION. A MARSEILLE Chez Jean Mossy Imprimeur du Roi de la Marine & Libraire au Parc. M. DCC. LXXX. 1780. Avec Permission.</p>_x000d_<p>In 8º de 168x105 cm. Com x ii 434 págs. Encadernação de inícios do século XIX com ferros a ouro e rótulo na lombada. Cortes das folhas carminados.</p>_x000d_<p>Ilustrado em extratexto com uma gravura desdobrável que representa o sistema solar com o Sol Mercúrio Vénus Terra Marte Júpiter e Saturno.</p>_x000d_<p>A obra diálogo dos mortos começa na página 165 e tem folha de rosto própria com pé de imprensa igual ao da obra principal e com os seguintes títulos: Dialogues des morts anciens. Par M. de Fontenelle des Académies Françoise des Sciences des Belles-Lettres de Londres de Nancy de Berlin & de Rome. Nouvelle édition.</p>_x000d_<p>A 1ª edição dos Entretiens foi publicada em 1686 e conheceu nova edição em 1724.</p>_x000d_<p>Obra sobre astronomia dividida em seis lições que expõem de forma clara e simples as descobertas de Copérnico e de Descartes. Nos diálogos dos mortos o autor apresenta diálogos entre personagens da história da literatura e da filosofia antigos e modernos como por exemplo Sócrates e Montaigne.</p>_x000d_<p>Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle Rouen 1657 - Paris 1757 cientista filósofo escritor e dramaturgo francês integrado no pensamento do iluminismo que se distinguiu como divulgador das ideias de outros cientistas e filósofos.</p>_x000d_<p>Sobrinho dos acadêmicos e dramaturgos franceses Pierre e Thomas Corneille frequentou o Colégio dos Jesuítas onde estudou Direito. Aos vinte anos foi contratado por seu tio Thomas como colaborador de sua revista Le Mercure Galant e escreveu libretos de ópera tragédias e poemas mas como em 1680 a sua tragédia Aspar foi um fracasso. voltou a Rouen onde publicou entre 1682 e 1687 textos que o tornaram mais conhecido como filósofo e cientista. do que como poeta. Entre suas numerosas obras as mais conhecidas são: <em>La République des philosophes</em> A República dos Filósofos romance utópico que exalta uma democracia radical materialista e ateia; <em>Les Dialogues des Morts</em> Diálogos dos Mortos nos quais reproduz diálogos fictícios entre Sêneca e Scarron Sócrates e Montaigne; um artigo irônico sobre a rivalidade entre as religiões judaica católica e calvinista; <em>De l´origine des fables</em> Da origem das fábulas escreveu também sobre a história do teatro e reflexões sobre poesia. Em 1687 publicou uma de suas grandes obras <em>Histoire des Oracles</em> um ensaio no qual denuncia a crença em superstições semeia dúvidas sobre aspectos sobrenaturais examina alguns comportamentos irracionais baseados em crenças e suscita reflexões pungentes a respeito do assunto promovendo um ataque directo ao cristianismo.</p> I-7-H-10 unknown
57794EB. Very Good. Hardcover. Leather. 12mo. Chez les Libraires Associés Paris. 1766. 11 volumes. Illustrated with 8 frontispieces including a portrait by H. Rigaud after Dolsier. Seven other frontispieces are found in the remaining volumes those by Clavaro A. Coipel Gravelot and Pilart. Four of the five engravings throughout the set are by B. Pilart and Clavaro after Duflos. Bound in calf leather with gilt titled spine labels present to the spine and gilt decoration present to the boards. Leather lightly rubbed and worn along the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks binding tight and solid. A beautiful and complete eleven-volume set of the works of the brilliant French polymath Bernard de Fontenelle 1657 - 1757. Many of the characteristic ideas of the French Enlightenment are found in their earliest form in Fontenelles works. His writings are valuable to scholars to this day Raman Variety in Religion and Science 122. Fontenelle is remembered by historians as an erudite scholar brilliant wit and an effective exponent of science. He fostered enlightened thinking using enjoyable language. Fontenelle warned that people would reject science as useless if they didnt understand it. He was so impressed with the power of mathematics that he said even a work of morality politics criticism will be more elegant other things being equal if it is shaped by the hand of geometry. He felt the joy that mathematics can give saying: Nothing probes more clearly that the mind seeks truth and nothing reflects more glory upon it than the delight it takes sometimes in spite of itself in the driest and thorniest researches of algebra Raman Variety in Religion and Science 122. It is particularly interesting to note that Fontenelle foresaw that science would rise to great heights but he also feared humanity was too weak to look at truth straight in the eye Fontenelle was one of the spirits that inspired the French Encyclopedie and the associated Enlightenment which were to significantly affect the course of human history ibid. Voltaire described Fontenelle as having the most universal mind produced by the era of Louis XIV. This set includes Fontenelles enormously popular Entretiens sur la Pluralité des Mondes a utopian analysis of the universe that took Europe by storm and was precursor and inspiration to scores of imitations. It was first published in 1686 and first translated into English by Aphra Behn only two years later. Although the Entretiens clearly owes a tremendous debt to the astronomical traditions of Galileo and Brahe Fontenelle's sensational tale of the inhabitants in 'other planets in other galaxies and even on comets could hardly fail to captivate' Nina Rattner Gelbart Introduction to the Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds . In the form of an elegant dialogue between a scientist and a Marquise Entretiens sur la Pluralité des Mondes takes as its starting point that 'Toute la philosophie n'est fondée sur deux choses: sur ce qu'on a l'esprit curieux et les yeux mauvais': that is that if we had a perfect understanding we would not need science because all would be spontaneously revealed. Meant as a quick summation of scientific discovery but also as pure speculation on the possibilities of the universe Entretiens sur la Pluralité des Mondes suggests that as it has taken six millennia for Europeans to cross the Atlantic Ocean to America it may take a little longer for the inhabitants of other worlds to cross the far greater expanses of space. Fontenelle also explains his theories on astronomical systems the moon other planets and coments. This set also includes other writings on science and mathematics as well as Dialogues des Morts anciens and Histoire des Oracles' works which exemplify Fontenelle's desire to propagate philosophical thinking. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . 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
