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3-26096Lugano Tipografia Elvetica 1862 due volumi rilegati in uno in-8° cm. 175 x 115 mezza pelle coeva dorso a quattro nervi con titoli dorati e ornamenti a secco pp. 274 188 con una tavola incisa in antiporta due tavole ripiegate in fine al primo volume un mappamondo e un "piano del cielo astrologico degli antichi". Tracce d'uso alla legatura ma molto ben conservato. unknown
20162-8857532372Biblioteca Di Filosofia Della Storia 2016. Paperback. New. 320 pages. Italian language. 8.27x5.43x1.18 inches. Biblioteca Di Filosofia Della Storia paperback
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180157475Philadelphia: printed for John Conrad & Co. No. 30 Chestnut-street M. & J. Conrad & Co. no. 140 Market-street Baltimore; and Rapine Conrad & Co. Washington City. J. Bioren printer 1801. Ostensibly the first American edition see below; 16mo pp. xvi 186 2 ads; contemporary full sheep red morocco label on spine; upper joint cracked extremities rubbed; a good sound copy. Volney 1757-1820 the French savant undertook a journey to the United States in 1795 where he was accused in 1797 of being a French spy "sent to prepare for the reoccupation of Louisiana by France. He was obliged to return to France in 1798. The results of his travels took form in his Tableau du Climat et du Sol des Etats-Unis 1803" EB-11. Page 186 contains a note from the translator. Both Jefferson and Barlow had translated Volney's Les Ruines ou méditations sur les révolutions des empires published in 1802 in Paris but there's no evidence they had any part in this translation. The translator remains unknown. Evans 29822 records a 1795 edition under a slightly different title no copies located in Evans and of which no copy in OCLC either; this may be a ghost. American Imprints 1592. printed for John Conrad & Co. No. 30, Chestnut-street, M. & J. Conrad & Co., no. 140, Market-street, Baltimore; and Rapine, Conr unknown
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18221013N40Paris: Bossange Frères 1822. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3.5". Various. The eleventh edition of an intriguing work arguing against revolutions written during the Reign of Terror by French public intellectual C.F. Volney. The eleventh edition of Les Ruines ou les Méditations sur les Révolutions des Empires The Ruins or Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires also included with La Loi Naturelle The Law of Nature written by French historian philosopher and public intellectual Constantin François De Chasseboeuf Comte De. Volney. Published in 1822 two years following his death first published in 1791 and 1796 respectively. In full calf with a frontispiece of Volney one engraved plate and two folding plates to the rear. First achieving fame with his Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte Travels in Syria and Egypt his seminal work Les Ruines explored the origins of civil society and argued that revolutions were an abandonment of natural law of which he discsuses further in his treatise La Loi Naturelle adjoined to the rear. Published during Robespierre's Reign of Terror Volney fled to America. There he formed a friendship to Thomas Jefferson who later translated the work to English. In full calf. Externally mostly smart with minor rubbing to joints and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of minor rubbing marks to spine and boards. Marble end papers are mostly bright and clean with minor fading. Internally firmly bound with minor wear to hinges between blank and half-title and blank and final index leaf. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot to leaf extremities. Very Good Indeed Bossange Frères hardcover
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179218551à Paris: Chez DesenneVollandPlassans 1792. Fine. Chez Desenne Volland Plassans à Paris 1792 12.50 x 20 cm relié First French edition. The original edition appeared in Geneva in 1791. Illustrated with 3 plates a frontispiece and two folding: a hemispheric map and an astrological one. Contemporary full marbled sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. Upper headcap worn. Rubbing to joints and edges. Famous work by the philosopher Volney in which personal memories philosophy and reflections alternate. While the general subject is a questioning of the disappearance and ruin of empires Volney begins his book with a meditation on the collapse of Palmyra the work addresses multiple related themes: origins of religious cults symbolism worship of stars. The book excels through its lyrical style and allegories. Volney remembering Herodotus trusts as a historian only in facts and he interrogates the ruins so that they might reveal to him the ruin of an empire and a city. Chez DesenneVollandPlassans unknown
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67627Couverture rigide. Bon/1821. in-12. Paris 1821 in-12 382pp reliure demi-chagrin Coins émoussés reliure légèrement frottée sinon très bel exemplaire bien complet des deux cartes dépliantes! unknown
1826VT - LA - HAY120821826. Paris Baudouin Frères Libraires. relié demi-cuir à coins vert. Plats et coins un peu frottés avec petit manque de carton en bas du dernier plat ; la première page de contreplat est absente ainsi que le frontispice ; quelques faibles rousseurs bon état d'ensemble. forma : 13/85 cm. dos orné de filets et titres en lettres dorées. unknown
97310A Bourg Chez Louis Hyacinthe Goyffon s.d. c.1792. 2 feuillets blancs. Frontispice. Titre gravé. VIIJ. 242 pages. 2 planches dont une dépliante. 245x19 Cm. Demi-veau de l'époque. Dos lisse très frotté avec une partie partiellement décollée. Accidents aux coiffes. Charnières fendues. Coins très émoussés. Petites manques de papier. Accrocs et petites déchirures. Les deux planches dereliées. Taches et rousseurs éparces. Pages brunies. Rare édition de Bourg du célèbre oeuvre du philosophe Volney dans laquelle alternent souvenirs personnels philosophie et réflexions. Si le sujet général est un questionnement sur la disparition et la ruine des empires Volney débute son livre par une méditation sur l'effondrement de Palmyre l'ouvrage aborde de multiples thèmes qui lui sont liés : origines des cultes religieux symbolisme culte des astres. Volney se souvenant d'Hérodote ne fait confiance en tant qu'historien qu'aux faits et il interroge les ruines afin qu'elles lui révèlent la ruine d'un empire et d'une cité. "J'irai vivre dans la solitude parmi les ruines; j'interrogerai les monuments anciens sur la sagesse des temps passés ." llustrée de 2 planches dont une dépliante et un frontispice. Manque une planche. A Bourg, Chez Louis Hyacinthe Goyffon, s.d. (c.1792). unknown
1798045137Paris: A.J. Dugour et Durand 1798. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Bound in marbled paper covered boards old spine labels modest wear; old stamp to title occasional staining and foxing but mostly clean. A good copy of this popular enlightenment narrative. Published in Year VII of the Republican calendar corresponding to 1798-99. 3 plates 2 folding. 412pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 045137. <br/><br/> A.J. Dugour et Durand hardcover
