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METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

Estimate €30 - €50
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HISTORY] DUTENS (Louis)] Research into the Origin of Discoveries, Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1766 Two volumes bound as one in full calfskin, ribbed spine, gilt decoration: XLVIIJ, 228 pages, 257 pages, (1) In which it is demonstrated that our most famous philosophers drew the bulk of their knowledge from the works of the ancients; and that several important truths concerning religion were known to the sages of paganism. Excerpts on Locke, Mallebranche, Leibniz and Buffon in the first volume, and passages on physics, botany, medicine and optics in the second volume. Split mouthings, blunt corners.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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