Daniel gabriel

1691 · 045249 — Paris: Simon Benard 1691. Early Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Good Condition. Early full vellum quite soiled old spine label at base inner hinge cracked. Light age toning and foxing title and a few early leaves slightly chipped at the edges. 16 308pp with in text illustrations. Plate of a scholar with a compass pasted to the rear endpaper. A soaring satire of Descartes' ideas and Descartes himself freed from matter by an act of will and a very early interplanetary work of fiction. The first edition was the previous year in Paris - this is the second Paris edition. It spawned a sequel as well as a popular translation into English. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Philosophy. Inventory No: 045249. <br/><br/> Simon Benard hardcover books