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176726647Avignon Libraires Associés 1767. Small 8vo. Cont. hcalf. Richly gilt back. Back lightly rubbed. VII9247 pp. Title with small rubberstamp and a little browned lower right corner neathly repaired no loss. Internally fine with a few brownspots. Printed on good paper. <br/><br/><em>First edition. A work treating the history of the Mendicant Friars although issued anonymously is attributed to d'Alembert. - Barbier II:684. </em> unknown
177941849Berlin C.F. Voss 1779. Small 8vo. Unbound but stitched. 96 pp. A few marginal brownspots otherwise fine. <br/><br/><em>First edition. </em> unknown
178078961Paris: Chez l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs ca 1780. 4to 26x20 cm. 19th century half leather rubbed top spine dam.; covers with marbled paper rubbed; corners bumped and damaged. Endpapers and preliminaries missing. Page 1-48: Explanatory text for the plates printed in 2 columns p.353637 & 38 missing. With 64 engraved plates.: plates engraved by Benard: 1 Architeture proprement dite. 39 numbered plates on 35 leaves 21 large folding plates. - 2 Couppe des pierres. 5 plates. - 3 Développement d'un moulin à vent part of description plate 3 p.35 missing. 3 plates. - 4 Machine à forer les pierres. explanatory text p.36 missing. 1 plate. - 5 Architecture Maçonnerie. description plate 1-10 p.363738 missing. 13 plates waterstain in lower margin affecting the engraved text. - 6. Carrier-platrier. 1 plate. - 7 Couvreur. 1 plate. - 8 Architecture carreleur. 2 plates. - Tuilerie. 3 plates. - The plates in section 5 up to 9 included with waterstain in lower margin affecting the engraved text; the last 4 plates also stained in inner margin and the last plate also damaged in lower margin. - The other plates in good condition. - Plates are showing tools & machinery and also nice scenes of monuments interior decoration sacred buildings fountains etc. - Together with 64 engraved plates complete. Chez l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs hardcover
176678912No place: L'Imprimerie des Éditeurs c. 1766. 4to edition 32x25 cm. 19th century boards covered with decorated paper. Spine with tears. 21 plates 2 double-page engraved by Benard. Plates are browned and 16 plates with marginal waterstain for 4 plates more serious: affecting the engravings. - Contents: Armurier 2 plates Arquebusier 6 plates incl. 1 double-page plate Armes 5 plates incl. 1 double-page plate Artificier 6 plates and Agenteur 2 plates. (L'Imprimerie des Éditeurs) hardcover
177078927Paris: De l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs c. 1770. Large folio 44x28 cm. 20th century interim-wrappers. Uncut. iii: texti:blank pp. and 16 engraved plates showing tools and atelier of turners and horny-workers. The plates are engraved by Benard after Lucotte. - Nice spotless collection with wide margins. (De l'Imprimerie des Éditeurs) unknown
176678905No place: L'Imprimerie de l'Editeur c. 1766. 4to edition 32x25 cm. 19th century boards covered with decorated paper. Uncut. 35 plates including double-page plate engraved by Benard. First plate browned all the plates with large waterstain in upper outer corner more or less affecting the engravings. (L'Imprimerie de l'Editeur) hardcover
176678904No place: LÃmprimerie des Éditeurs c. 1766. 4to edition 325x245 cm. 19th century boards covered with decorated paper. With 8 plates engraved by Benard includinng 1 double-page engraving. Only a very few small brown spots mainly marginal but clear plates with wide margins. (LÃmprimerie des Éditeurs) hardcover
1772017480Paris 1772. Sette carte 255x383 cm una di titolo Oeconomie rustique fabrique du tabac e 6 con le planches incise originali. Di 202x32 cm di figura con didascalia in basso. Minime bruniture. Serie completa sciolta delle illustrazioni riguardanti la Fabrique du Tabac estratte dalle planches dell'Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers Paris 1772. Non rilegate. Ottime condizioni. unknown
178041047Paris 1780. First edition. 1 p. of text & 13 plates 2 double-page. 1 vols. Folio. Disbound. Fine. First edition. 1 p. of text & 13 plates 2 double-page. 1 vols. Folio. From Diderot-d'Alembert's Encyclopédie which was published in Paris Neuchatel and Amsterday from 1751-1780. The plates Recueil de Planches were published in 11 volumes from 1762-1777 and are among the glories of book illustration of the 18th century. unknown
1765BOOKS254523n.p.: N.p. G/No Dustjacket. 1765. Original. 1/4 Leather. 12mo. 235pp. Nicely rebound with newer spine; marble boards rubbed and frayed; modern e/p's bookplate occas. light foxing with s ome minor soiling . N.p. hardcover
177122377Paris: Briasson 1771. First Edition. 9pp 35 plates. Disbound. Includes thirty-five engraved plates on fishing by Benard and Groussier. Originally contained in one of the volumes of plates which was part of the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. One tiny wormhole to inner margins of some of the leaves affecting neither text nor images. Overall very well preserved with barely a hint of foxing. ; Folio. Briasson unknown
177130284Paris 1771. No stated edition. Unbound. Good. 3p many engraved ills. on 16 plates. Removed from a bound volume but still sewn together; no covers. Age browned; the impressions are good and rich. Ca. 10 x 16 inches. In French. This section from the monumental Encyclopedie of Diderot and d'Alembert contains the plates illustrating the manufacture of bits 14 plates spurs 1 plate and stirrups 1 plate and their related captions. The plates show metal-working tools workshop scenes component parts and finished articles. They were designed by Goussier and engraved by Defehrt. Mennessier de la Lance 1:446 Shipping/handling may be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering. unknown
177230920Paris 1772. No stated edition. Hardcover rebound in boards quarter vellum. Overall very good. Two suites of captions and engraved plates from the Encyclopedie: 6p many ills. on 33 pls. and 2p many ills. on 7 pls. 1 double page. In French. From the collection of dressage master Dr.H.L.M. Van Schaik with his blind stamp. Spine and outer pages lightly foxed a little old worming to some bottom magins. The first group covers horsemanship and stable care. Most of the plates illustrate manege riding based on Parrocel's plates in La Gueriniere; the others show saddles bridles stable equipment and stable design. The second group covers shoeing with many illustrations of shoes and farriery tools. The plates are complete and all are very good rich impressions. Ca. 10 x 15 inches. Shipping/handling may be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering. hardcover
177132484Paris: Briasson David Le Breton 1771. No stated edition. Soft cover later wrappers. Very good slight age wear. Benard Robert. 2p of captions 6 engraved plates 1 single 4 double page and 1 folding by Robert Benard. Ca. 11 x 15 1/2 inches. In French. How to create a monumental bronze equestrian statue step by step--preparing the foundry building the armature and casting by the lost wax method. Benard made close to 2000 engravings for the Encyclopedie a pillar of Enlightenment thought and technology. Shipping/handling will be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering. [Briasson, David, Le Breton] unknown
176347776A Paris: Chez Braisson David Le Breton Durand M. DCC. LXIII 1763.- TOMO II Seconde Livraison Premiere Partie: 2 h. 10 p. 1 h. 2 p. 3 p. 1 p. 1 p. 26 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 1 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 17 p. 16 p. 1 p. 5 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 11 p. todas de texto 233 artÃsticas planchas magistralmente grabadas al cobre; en Gran Folio 405 x 17 cm; magnÃfica impresión sobre gran papel verjurado; Encuadernación en Media Piel época de color verde lomera de 6 nervios con tÃtulo y hierros dorados cortes pintados en color granate tapas o planos en papel de aguas.- CONTIENE los siguientes oficios y profesiones: Balancier 5 planches Faiseur de bas au mètier & Faiseur de metier à bas 19 pl. Batteur d'or 3 pl. Blanchissage des toiles 2 pl. Blason ou art heraldique 29 pl. Boisselier 2 pl. Bonnetier de la Foule 2 pl. Boucher 2 pl. Bouchonnier 1 pl. Boulanger 1 pl. Bourrelier & bourrelier-batier 7 pl. Boursier 3 pl. Boutonnier 6 pl. Boyaudier 1 pl. Brasserie 5 pl. Brodeur 2 pl. Fonderie en carácteres 8 pl. Carácteres et alfabets de langues mortes et vivantes 25 pl. Carácteres ou écriture françoise 16 pl. Cardier 1 pl. Cartier 6 pl. Cartonnier et gaufreur en carton 2 pl. Ceinturier 2 pl. Chainetier 3 pl. Chamoiseur & mègissier 5 pl. Chandelier 2 pl. Chapelier 3 pl. Charpente 70 pl. EL INTERIOR EN PERFECTO ESTADO TANTO PARA EL TEXTO COMO PARA LAS LAMINAS GRABADAS. Encuadernación de la época con el lomo de piel algo rozado pero en muy buen estado general. Tapas restauradas de pequeñas faltas en las esquinas aunque a la posterior le falta el ángulo inferior externo. Papel de aguas con diversas rozaduras. SOLO OFRECEMOS ESTE SEGUNDO VOLUMEN de "Recueil des Planches sur les Sciences les Arts.". La obra completa consta de 11 volúmenes los 17 volúmenes de "La Enciclopédie" a la que seguÃan. La estructura de la Encyclopedie tanto en su diagramación formato y por supuesto contenido ideológico dio respuesta al complejo entramado de variables que supuso ese proceso disparador de nuevas ideas inteviniendo intelectuales como Voltaire Buffon Montesquieu D'Alembert Quesnay Turgot d'Holbach Rousseau de Jacourt y por supuesto Diderot; proceso también rompedor de los secretos tecnológicos del cerrado universo de las corporaciones gremiales del modo feudal de producción. En este sentido la obra presenta dos núcleos entrelazados: el Diccionario y las Planchas. Sin embargo hay que reconocer que la potente originalidad está concentrada en "Recueil des Planches sur les sciences les arts liberaux et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication" en que se despliega a través de descripciones gráficas y de textos aclaratorios una impresionante cascada de datos sobre la situación fundamentos y perspectivas de las técnicas oficios y talleres. EN DEFINITIVA OFRECEMOS EL SEGUNDO VOLUMEN DE "RECUEIL DES PLANCHES." SIN DUDA LA MAS GRANDE Y AMBICIOSA PRODUCCIÓN EDITORIAL DE LA FRANCIA DE LA ILUSTRACION. EN CONJUNTO CONTIENE 233 IMPRESIONANTES PLANCHAS GRABADAS AL COBRE POR LOS MEJORES ARTISTAS DEL MOMENTO ALGUNAS A DOBLE PAGINA. TODAS ELLAS CONSERVADAS PERFECTAMENTE. "TodavÃa no se ha hecho ni durante mucho tiempo se hará una colección tan considerable y tan hermosa de máquinas" Diderot. FILOSOFÃA E HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA Livre en français Chez, Braisson, David, Le Breton, Durand hardcover
176347777A Paris: Chez Braisson David Le Breton Durand M. DCC. LXIII 1763.- TOMO II Seconde Livraison Seconde Partie 3º de la obra: 2 h. 2 p. 31 p. 2 p. 4 p. 4 p. 1 h. 1 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 2 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 1 p. 12 p. 1 p. 1 p. 2 p. 2 p. todas de texto 201 artÃsticas planchas magistralmente grabadas al cobre; en Gran Folio 405 x 17 cm; magnÃfica impresión sobre gran papel verjurado; Encuadernación en Media Piel época de color verde lomera de 6 nervios con tÃtulo y hierros dorados cortes pintados en color granate tapas o planos en papel de aguas.- CONTIENE los siguientes oficios y profesiones: Charron 8 planches Chasses 23 pl. Chauderonniers grossier Planeur et Faiseur d'instrumens de Musique 4 pl. Chimie 25 pl. Chirurgie 39 pl. Choregraphie 2 pl. Blanchissage de cires 3 pl. Cirier 4 pl. Fabrique de la cire à cacheter 2 Ciseleur & Damasquineur 2 pl. Cloutier grossier 2 pl. Cloutier d'épingle 2 pl. Coffretier-Malletier-Bahutier 3 pl. Confiseur 5 pl. Corderie 6 pl. Cordonnier et Cordonnier-Botier 2 pl. Corroyeur 2 pl. Coutelier 2 pl. Découpeur et Gaufreur d'étoffes 3 pl. Dentelle et façon du point 3 pl. Dessein 39 pl. Diamantaire 3 pl. Distillateur d'eau-de-vie 1 pl. Doreurs sur meteaux cuir et bois 4 pl. Draperie 13 pl. EL INTERIOR EN PERFECTO ESTADO TANTO PARA EL TEXTO COMO PARA LAS LAMINAS GRABADAS. Encuadernación de la época con el lomo de piel algo rozado pero en muy buen estado general. Tapas restauradas de pequeñas faltas en las esquinas. Papel de aguas con diversas rozaduras. SOLO OFRECEMOS ESTE TERCER VOLUMEN de "Recueil des Planches sur les Sciences les Arts.". La obra completa consta de 11 volúmenes los 17 volúmenes de "La Enciclopédie" a la que seguÃan. La estructura de la Encyclopedie tanto en su diagramación formato y por supuesto contenido ideológico dio respuesta al complejo entramado de variables que supuso ese proceso disparador de nuevas ideas inteviniendo intelectuales como Voltaire Buffon Montesquieu D'Alembert Quesnay Turgot d'Holbach Rousseau de Jacourt y por supuesto Diderot; proceso también rompedor de los secretos tecnológicos del cerrado universo de las corporaciones gremiales del modo feudal de producción. En este sentido la obra presenta dos núcleos entrelazados: el Diccionario y las Planchas. Sin embargo hay que reconocer que la potente originalidad está concentrada en "Recueil des Planches sur les sciences les arts liberaux et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication" en que se despliega a través de descripciones gráficas y de textos aclaratorios una impresionante cascada de datos sobre la situación fundamentos y perspectivas de las técnicas oficios y talleres. EN DEFINITIVA OFRECEMOS EL TERCER VOLUMEN DE "RECUEIL DES PLANCHES." SIN DUDA LA MAS GRANDE Y AMBICIOSA PRODUCCIÓN EDITORIAL DE LA FRANCIA DE LA ILUSTRACION. EN CONJUNTO CONTIENE 202 IMPRESIONANTES PLANCHAS GRABADAS AL COBRE POR LOS MEJORES ARTISTAS DEL MOMENTO ALGUNAS A DOBLE PAGINA. TODAS ELLAS CONSERVADAS PERFECTAMENTE. "TodavÃa no se ha hecho ni durante mucho tiempo se hará una colección tan considerable y tan hermosa de máquinas" Diderot. FILOSOFÃA E HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA Livre en français Chez, Braisson, David, Le Breton, Durand hardcover
176227797A Paris: Chez Braisson David Le Breton Durand M. DCC. LXII. 1762 .- TOMO I Premiere Livraison: 2 h. 6 p. 18 p. 2 p. 21 p. 1 p. 19 p. 1 h. 1 h. 3 p. 7 p. 2 p. todas de texto 269 artÃsticas planchas magistralmente grabadas al cobre; en Gran Folio 405 x 17 cm; magnÃfica impresión sobre gran papel verjurado; Encuadernación en Media Piel época de color verde lomera de 6 nervios con tÃtulo y hierros dorados cortes pintados en color granate tapas o planos en papel de aguas.- CONTIENE los siguientes oficios y profesiones: AGRICULTURE ET ECONOMIE RUSTIQUE: Labourage 5 planches Semoir 3 pl. Conservation des grains 2 pl. Moulins à vent et à l'eau pou lé blé 9 pl. Moulins à exprimer l'huile des fruits et des graines 4 pl. Fabrique de tabac 6 pl. Culture et travail du chanvre 2 pl. Culture et travail deu coton 5 pl. Culture de la vigne 2 pl. Pressoirs 4 pl. Pressoir à cidre 3 pl. Sucrerie et affinage 7 pl. Travail des sabots et des échalats 1 pl. Charbon de bois 4 pl. Jardinage 7 pl. Jardin potager 6 pl. Fontainier 4 pl. Mouches à miel 1 pl. Vers à foie 1 pl. Basse cour 1 pl. Laiterie de la meute 1 pl. Art de Faire èclóre les poulets 3 pl. AIGUILLIER: Le coupeur le perceur et Le empointeur 2 pl. AIGULLIER BONNETIER 1 pl. AMIDONNIER 1 pl. ANATOMIE 33 pl. ANTIQUITES 12 pl. ARCHITECTURE 86 pl. Moulin à scier les pierres 4 pl. MAÇONNERIE 14 pl. Tuilerie 3 pl. Couvreur et carreleur 3 pl. ARGENTEUR 2 pl. ARMURIER 2 pl. ARQUEBUSIER 7 pl. ART MILITAIRE 38 pl. ARTIFICIER 7 pl. EL INTERIOR EN PERFECTO ESTADO TANTO PARA EL TEXTO COMO PARA LAS LAMINAS GRABADAS. Encuadernación de la época con el lomo de piel algo rozado pero en muy buen estado general. Tapas restauradas de pequeñas faltas en las esquinas. Papel de aguas con diversas rozaduras. SOLO OFRECEMOS ESTE PRIMER VOLUMEN de "Recueil des Planches sur les Sciences les Arts.". La obra completa consta de 11 volúmenes los 17 volúmenes de "La Enciclopédie" a la que seguÃan. La estructura de la Encyclopedie tanto en su diagramación formato y por supuesto contenido ideológico dio respuesta al complejo entramado de variables que supuso ese proceso disparador de nuevas ideas inteviniendo intelectuales como Voltaire Buffon Montesquieu D'Alembert Quesnay Turgot d'Holbach Rousseau de Jacourt y por supuesto Diderot; proceso también rompedor de los secretos tecnológicos del cerrado universo de las corporaciones gremiales del modo feudal de producción. En este sentido la obra presenta dos núcleos entrelazados: el Diccionario y las Planchas. Sin embargo hay que reconocer que la potente originalidad está concentrada en "Recueil des Planches sur les sciences les arts liberaux et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication" en que se despliega a través de descripciones gráficas y de textos aclaratorios una impresionante cascada de datos sobre la situación fundamentos y perspectivas de las técnicas oficios y talleres. EN DEFINITIVA OFRECEMOS EL PRIMER VOLUMEN DE "RECUEIL DES PLANCHES." SIN DUDA LA MAS GRANDE Y AMBICIOSA PRODUCCIÓN EDITORIAL DE LA FRANCIA DE LA ILUSTRACION. EN CONJUNTO CONTIENE 296 IMPRESIONANTES PLANCHAS GRABADAS AL COBRE POR LOS MEJORES ARTISTAS DEL MOMENTO ALGUNAS A DOBLE PAGINA. TODAS ELLAS CONSERVADAS PERFECTAMENTE. "TodavÃa no se ha hecho ni durante mucho tiempo se hará una colección tan considerable y tan hermosa de máquinas" Diderot. FILOSOFÃA E HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA Livre en français Chez, Braisson, David, Le Breton, Durand hardcover
177727823Paris: Diderot & d'Alembert 1777. Print. Very good condition. The set of Six copper engravings showing the tools stands and products that are part of the manufacturing process of making fireworks. Plates numbered 1-6 with 145 figures.<br /> This set is complete in 6 plates but latter versions use the same individual fire works but expand the plates to 7 pages. This copy has fine fresh strik lines and ink tones.<br /> <br /> The Diderot & d'Alembert's Encyclopédie is regarded as one of the greatest works of the Enlightenment and the 18th century whose aim in Diderot's words was to "change the common way of thinking" through the expansion of knowledge and the development of critical modes of thought.<br /> <br /> Plate mark 7 x 9" on 9 x 12" cream paper. Very clean. Diderot & d'Alembert unknown
1781400140Paris 1781. Fine. Folio. 12 laid paper leaves hand stitched paper spine. Title in manuscript on the first leaf followed by 21 manuscript pages foliated 1 2 2 3 – 10. In fine condition with light rubbing to the edges of the first leaf housed in a period-style quarter leather and cloth box with gilt-stamped rounded-spine and inner chemise. An original manuscript of this celebrated attack on French Finance Minister Jacques Necker arguably the most powerful man in France before the Revolution. Written surreptitiously by Philippe Henri de Grimoard an important military officer and trusted counselor to Louis XVI the letter was published in the guise of an open letter between two prominent intellectuals: from the anti-Enlightenment writer Louis-Antoine Caraccioli to Jean d’Alembert co-editor of the Encyclopédie.<br /> <br /> As Director-General of Finance from 1776-1783 Necker controlled all of France’s wealth. In February 1781 he published his famous work: Compte rendu au roi the first public accounting of the royal finances of the French monarchy. This along with his reforming policies made him many enemies including Marie Antoinette. The stage was thus set for this “witty and well informed†public attack in which Necker is made to appear as a kind of magician of politics and finance capable of “mystifying the whole French nation†and guilty of “suppressions without reimbursements reforms without profit loans without limit or measure … .â€<br /> <br /> As to whether this is the original manuscript or a compositor’s copy we cannot say with certainty. It is neatly written in a beautiful hand on the most expensive paper of the day. We know of only one record of the manuscript in an 1880 Index to the Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. An historically important manuscript housed in a handsome drop-spine box. unknown
175423490Paris 1754. A pair of copper engraving /etchings from the famed "Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences des Art et des Metiers.". These plates illustrate the effects of volcanic activity in Italy including the eruption of Vesuvius in 1754. <br /> <br /> The Encyclopedie was published between 1751 and 1772 in 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates. It contained over 70000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. Meant to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment the impact was enormous. <br /> Platemarks 17 3/4 x 14" with small margins on the left and right. Printed on laid paper in very good original condition. unknown
1779045654Lyon: Jean-Marie Bruyset 1779. Later Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition. 19th century half leather hinges cracked binding sound but rubbed. Scattered mostly minor foxing old catalog entry pasted to front blank; generally clean internally. 10 folding plates. A nice copy. First published in 1752. xxxvi 236 4pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Inventory No: 045654. <br/><br/> Jean-Marie Bruyset hardcover
177144806Berlin Haude et Spener 1771. 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres". tome XXV pp. 265.-284. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of one of D'Alembert's importent papers on the mathematical theory of acromatic lenses and abberation. </em> unknown
177045526Berlin Haude et Spener 1770. 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres" L'Année 1763 tome XIX pp. 235-254 pp. 255-266 pp. 267-291. Lambert's paper: pp. 292-310. <br/><br/><em>First printing of all 4 papers. D'Alemberts letters to Lagrange deals with the mathematical treatment of a problem that taxed the minds of the major mathematicians of the day discussing Bernouilli's and Eulers solutions on the vibrating string. D'Alembert had introduced the wave-equation in physics for the first time in in 1747.Lambert made importent contributions to the theory of equations. </em> unknown
178338579Frères Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1783. Hardcover. folding plate; 456; 4071; 531: 432: 478 2 pages; Includes Reflexions Philosophiques et Mathematiques Sur L'Harmonie des Langues. etc. Large folding plate 'Systeme Figure Des Connoisances Humane'. Large folding plate 'Systeme Figure Des Connoisances Humane'. Bound in thin paper cover boards with back board of Vol V lacking. Spines fading and chipped. Volumes 1-5 apparently complete. Contents clean and firm. Boards worn. Measurements: 5 pounds 7 1/8" x 4 1/4" shelf length 7 1/4". . Frères Murray hardcover
17651563Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie 1765. First Edition. Leather Bound. pp. 228. 12mo. Full calf with title in gilt over maroon spine label; five raised bands six compartments. Leather extremities are lightly rubbed some scuffing as is to be expected of a volume of this age. The leather has recently been professionally replenished and treated with a natural leather preserver. Internally: lovely neat period inscription to the front endpapers dated 1799 text-block itself remains otherwise clean and unmarked; very good. Only the second appearance of this work in English the first having been published just one year earlier in 1764 by C. Henderson. Rare in commerce of the English-language translation of the prolific French encyclopedist. See ESTC Citation No. T173296. <br/><br/> Printed for Robert Urie hardcover