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Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, augmentes des Dialogues des morts. Nouvelle edition.

Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, augmentes des Dialogues des morts. Nouvelle edition.

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Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, augmentes des Dialogues des morts. Nouvelle edition.

by FONTENELLE, [Bernard Le Bouvier de]

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Lyon: Amable Leroy, 1804. A very nice copy of this New Edition. Full leather binding with red labels and gilt titles. With engraved folding plate of the Solar System. Binding in immaculate condition. Plate in very good, clean condition, with minor edgewear. Text is in very good, clean condition with a touch of darkening and edgewear. Attractive woodcut vignettes to the front of each section. Lovely edition of Enlightenment essayist Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle's successful popularisation of the Copernican system plus his imaginary dialogues with dead people. xii, 1-394 pp. 190 by 120mm (7½ by 4¾ inches). Très bel exemplaire de cette Nouvelle Edition. Reliure plein cuir avec vignettes rouges et titres dorés. Avec plaque dépliante gravée du système solaire. Reliure en parfait état. Assiette en très bon état, propre, avec une légère usure des bords. Le texte est en très bon état, propre avec une touche d'assombrissement et d'usure des bords. Attrayantes vignettes gravées sur bois au début de chaque section. Belle édition de l'édition de l'essayiste des Lumières Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle vulgarisation réussie du système copernicien ainsi que ses dialogues imaginaires avec des morts. xii, 1-394 p. 190 par 120mm

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, augmentes des Dialogues des morts. Nouvelle edition.
Author
FONTENELLE, [Bernard Le Bouvier de]
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Amable Leroy
Place of Publication
Lyon
Date Published
1804
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
science, astronomy, Dialogues des morts, système solaire, Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle, Copernican, système copernicien, astronomie, sciences,

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