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an old pair of leather books sitting on top of each otheran old book with black writing on it sitting on top of a table
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252 - MAUPERTUIS (Pierre-Louis Moreau de).
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
MAUPERTUIS (Pierre-Louis Moreau de). The Works. Berlin, Étienne de Bourdeaux; Lyon, Bruyset Brothers, 1753. 2 volumes in-12, marbled calfskin, triple gilt rule, plain spine decorated with grotesque motifs, red edges (contemporary binding). Second collected edition, published one year after the Dresden edition. It contains the *Essay on Cosmology*, *The Various Figures of the Stars*, *The Measurement of the Earth at the Polar Circle*, the *Elements of Geography*, the *Letter on the Comet of 1742*, the *Journey to Lapland*, *Physical Venus*, the *Reflections on the Origin of Languages*, the *Essay on Moral Philosophy*, etc. A fine copy decorated with grotesque motifs. Discreet repairs to the headbands.
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About the sale Fine antique books – A library in the Languedoc
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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