Rameau's Nephew and D'Alembert's Dream (Penguin Classics) by Denis Diderot; Translator-Leonard Tancock; Introduction-Leonard Tancock - 1976-10-28

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Classics, 1976-10-28. Paperback. Good. Trade paperback. Good. Minor shelf wear to covers/pages. Trade paperback. Very good. Minor shelf wear to covers/pages. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent booksellers. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Classics. Used - Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

1984. Mass media paperback. Diderot. Classlic Very Good . 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Synopsis: Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot-of the triumvirate that dominated French letters in the eighteenth century, Diderot was unmatched in the sheer breadth and depth of his interests and ideas. Rameau's Nephew and D'Alembert's Dream are dazzling exposés of Diderot's radical scientific and philosophical thinking. Written in dialogue form, they were too outspoken to be published during the lifetime of one whose ideas earned him enemies as fast as they stimulated new criteria for social progress. Of the two pieces, Rameau's Nephew was composed over many years, and in form and content it is an explosive cocktail unlike anything in French literature before or since. D'Alembert's Dream, on the other hand, was committed to paper in a matter of days; a clarion call for the cause of materialist determinism, it too shows Diderot as one of the most advanced thinkers of his age and is a powerful testament to the bizarre and… Read More

Penguin Classics. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin Group USA, 1976. Wraps have light wear, "used" sticker on spine. Underlining and marginalia in text. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Penguin Classics, 1976. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Covers have some wear, spine slightly creased.

Penguin Classics. Very Good. 1987. PAPERBACK. Paperback. 5.1 X 0.5 X 7.8 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, bright; White titles on black spine strip... Cover art shows man in fancy chair, writing .. ; 240 pages; Stories that are dazzling exposés of Diderot’s radical scientific and philosophical thinking. Written in dialogue form, they were too outspoken to be published during the lifetime of one whose ideas earned him enemies as fast as they stimulated new criteria for social progress... .

Paperback. Acceptable.