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BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés
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DELISLE DE SALES (Jean-Baptiste-Claude).
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108
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DELISLE DE SALES (Jean-Baptiste-Claude).
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
DELISLE DE SALES (Jean-Baptiste-Claude). On the Philosophy of Nature… Third edition, and the only one faithful to the original manuscript. London, 1777. 6 volumes in-8, 12 x 19.5 cm, 3 folios, XLVI pp., 1 folio, 366 pp., frontispiece and 2 plates & 1 folio, 456 pp., 3 plates & 1 folio, 414 pp., 2 plates & 1 folio, 406 pp., 2 plates & 1 folio, 450 pp., 2 plates & 1 folio, 488 pp., 1 plate, contemporary binding in marbled fawn calfskin, with triple gilt fillet framing the covers, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt motifs.
First illustrated edition, advertised as ‘the only one faithful to the original manuscript’.
With a frontispiece and 12 engraved plates.
A fine copy. A few foxing spots. - Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale
Antique and modern books, manuscripts
Auction location
Auction time
10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15251 - 141
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