Lot no. 69
(1778). ENCYCLOPEDIE OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, par une société de gens de lettres. Mis en ordre & publié par M. Diderot ; et quant à la partie mathématique, par M. D'Alembert. Genève et Neufchatel, chez Pellet, chez la Société typographique, 1778-1781. 39 volumes in-4°, marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (period binding). Edition in quarto format, it is decorated with a portrait of Diderot and d'Alembert engraved by Cochin in the first volume, 12 large folding tables distributed in the text volumes and 443 engraved plates (double or triple not counted) gathered in the last 3 volumes. Well executed restorations to the bindings, the interior is particularly fresh.
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ANTIQUARIAN AND MODERN BOOKS
69006 Lyon - France
12/04/2025
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