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706 - Alembert, Jean le Rond de
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Estimate €300 - €450
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Alembert, Jean le Rond de Article on Geneva in the Encyclopédie, Profession of Faith of the Geneva Ministers. With notes by a theologian. Amsterdam, Zacharie Chatelain, 1759. IV, 156 pp. 8°. Contemporary paper binding with handwritten title (heavily rubbed and bumped, with small losses to the cover and headband). Rare. – With a handwritten owner’s note dated 1820 on the endpaper and handwritten annotations in the text. - The French mathematician, physicist and philosopher of the Enlightenment, Jean-Baptiste le Rond d’Alembert, published the *Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers* together with Denis Diderot. For this work, in addition to over 1,700 articles, he also wrote several prefaces and the article ‘Geneve’ featured here. - Untrimmed. Book block separated. Edges browned and in places slightly stained. Well preserved overall. Contemporary cardboard binding with a handwritten title on the spine (heavily rubbed and bumped, with small losses to the cover and the top of the spine). – Rare. – With a handwritten ownership inscription dated 1820 on the flyleaf and handwritten annotations in the text. - The French mathematician, physicist and Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Baptiste le Rond d’Alembert co-published the *Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers* with Denis Diderot. For this work, in addition to writing over 1,700 articles, he penned several prefaces and the article ‘Geneve’ presented here. - Uncut. Text block separated. Margins browned and partly slightly stained. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard VAT scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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