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1785GF264291785 Paris - Mérigot le jeune - 1785 - 1 volume in12 - Reliure d'époque pleine basane mouchetée - Double filet doré sur les plats - tranches rouges - pièces de titre en maroquin rouge - dos lisse - Coupes un peu frottées - Deux accrocs avec petits manques au premier plat (frotté) - Bon exemplaire -
1785GF264301785 Paris - Mérigot le jeune - 1785 - 1 volume in12 - Reliure d'époque pleine basane mouchetée - Double filet doré sur les plats - tranches rouges - pièces de titre en maroquin rouge - dos lisse - Coupes un peu frottées - Bon exemplaire -
1379880912.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1385204753.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
176018137Senere papiromsl. m. papirtitelfelt på forperm. Enkelte brune pletter.
176018137Senere papiromsl. m. papirtitelfelt på forperm. Enkelte brune pletter. <br/><br/><em>Første danske udgave. Bibl.Dan. IV:398. </em> unknown
1737WB15641London: A. Bettesworth 1737. Hardcover. Good. 12mo; pp. x 189 1. modern calf rear board shows leather cracking. Engraved frontispiece worn and repaired. Large folding plate bound after preface present but stained and repaired along edges. First published in French in 1686 the author's most famous and frequently translated and reprinted book this English edition appears uncommon. Fontenelle's book "became a seminal influence on proto science fiction. This is one of the earliest works ever written popularizing science notably astronomy for the layman which it does by wittily presenting its speculations -- many about the possibility of life on other worlds -- in the form of conversations after dinner between the author and a marquise." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 1993 p. 437. <br/><br/> A. Bettesworth hardcover books
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
1385565993.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
SONG1107195772Cambridge University Press 2019-02-14. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 7.75x1.00x9.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2019210358Cambridge University Press 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x1x9. Firm square hardback with strong joints and bright clean covers just showing a tiny 10mm nick to the lower corner. Hence a non-text page is stamped 'damaged'. Nonetheless this book is actually in better than very good condition. Thus it appears unread: fresh crisp and tight. And so a very decent copy now offered for sale at a bargain price. Cambridge University Press hardcover
DADAX1107195772Cambridge University Press 2019-02-14. 1. hardcover. New. 7.75x1.00x9.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2019__1107195772Cambridge Univ Pr 2019. Hardcover. New. 430 pages. 9.75x7.75x1.00 inches. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
1929RW1079London:: Nonesuch Press 1929. 1929. 8vo. ix 1 138 2 pp. Title vignette in red and black decorative blue and gilt headpieces. Original gilt-stamped vellum decorative slip-case; case rubbed. Fine. Limited edition of 1200 copies printed for U.K. distribution an additional 400 distributed by Random House in the US. Nonesuch Press, 1929. hardcover books
192922389London: Nonesuch Press 1929. Nonesuch Press unknown books
1929101302London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. First Nonesuch press edition of de Fontenelle's A Plurality of Worlds. Octavo bound in full contemporary vellum with gilt titles to the spine hand-colored gilt headers to each chapter top edge gilt others uncut. Translated by John Glanvill. Prologue by David Garnett. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Founded in 1922 in London by Francis Meynell his second wife Vera Mendel and their mutual friend David Garnett The Nonesuch Press was established in the basement of Garnett's bookshop in Soho. Nonesuch was unusual among private presses in that it used a small hand press to design books and then had them printed by commercial printers. Among the press's best-known editions were the collected works of William Congreve and William Wycherley and translations of Cervantes and Dante. Originally published in 1686 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle's Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds is considered to be one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment offering an explanation for the heliocentric model of the Universe suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543. The Nonesuch Press hardcover books
1929Embry 166694The Nonesuch Press 1929. Light wear near fine in custom mylar cover. Limp vellum. Trans. by John Glanvill and with a prologue by David Garnett. The Nonesuch Press, 1929. hardcover books
1929229923London: Nonesuch 1929. hardcover. very good. John Glanvill's Translation with a Prologue by David Garnett. Illustrated with 7 color stencil vignette. 140pp. Short 8vo full limp vellum lightly dust soiled; uncut edges t.e.g. Housed in a patterned board slipcase. London: Nonesuch Press 1929. A very good copy in a good slipcase.<br/><br/> Limited numbered edition. A delightful classic of 17th century science.<br/><br/> Nonesuch unknown books
1929W916133London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Copy number 475. Full vellum with gilt titling on spine and gilt vignette on upper cover. Vellum has brown stain overall. TEG other edges untrimmed. The small leather ties at the spine have broken in 2 instances and dropped within the binding. John Glanvill's translation of the 1688 text. Designed by Francis Meynell. . Limited/Numbered. Vellum. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. The Nonesuch Press Hardcover books
192946920England: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Limited to 1600 copies 8vo pp. x 138 2; full vellum with gilt title on spine and gilt design on upper cover t.e.g. color stencil illustrations by T. L. Poulton discoloration to binding along spine otherise a tight bright copy in decorated slipcase. Originally published in 1686 this book was one of the first to explore scientific concepts in popular language and one of the earliest to discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life. <br/><br/> The Nonesuch Press hardcover books
1929WRCLIT75016London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Limp vellum over wrappers. Translated by John Glanvill prologue by D. Garnett. Color headpieces. One of 1600 numbered copies printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press. Ink name on free endsheet vellum a trifle dust darkened but a good copy without slipcase. The Nonesuch Press hardcover books
1929WRCLIT75022London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Limp vellum over wrappers. Translated by John Glanvill prologue by D. Garnett. Color headpieces. One of 1600 numbered copies printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press. Faint tidemark at fore-edge of front pastedown otherwise a very good copy in edgeworn slipcase. The Nonesuch Press hardcover books
1929007157London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. #1546 of an edition of 1600 1200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press and 400 copies for sale in the United States by Random House. John Glanvill's translation of 1688. Designed by Francis Meynell printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press colour-stencil decorations by T.L. Poulton. Near Fine gilt at spine a bit dulled yet legible prior owner bookplate and gift inscription front end pages rear end page toned from old paper laid in. Lacking the slipcase. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. The Nonesuch Press Hardcover books
1929ST15053iLondon: Nonesuch Press 1929. No. 667 of 1600 copies. 208 x 134 mm. 8 1/8 x 5 1/4". x 138 pp. 1 leaf colophon. Translated by John Glanvill with a prologue by David Garnett. <br/> Publisher's flexible vellum upper cover with gilt astrological design flat spine with vertical titling edges untrimmed and two-thirds of the leaves UNOPENED. In the original slightly worn green paper slipcase printed with gold stars. Eight astrological decorations designed by T. L. Poulton and stencilled at the Curwen Press in blue gray and gold. Front pastedown with neat pencilled signature of M. Slocum Pasadena. Dreyfus 65. ◆A touch of browning to untrimmed edges otherwise a very fine copy virtually unchanged from the day it was issued.<br/> <br/> Described by press founder Francis Meynell as "a little peach of a book" this discussion on the heliocentric universe was one of the significant works of the Enlightenment. First published in 1686 it takes the form of a conversation between a philosopher and a marquise on scientific theories about the cosmos and it was credited for stimulating public interest in astronomy. The playful astrological ornaments and colorful stencils make this fine translation especially charming. Nonesuch Press unknown
