DIDEROT & D'ALEMBERT Encyclopedia, or reasoned dictionary of sciences, arts and …

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DIDEROT & D'ALEMBERT

Encyclopedia, or reasoned dictionary of sciences, arts and crafts,... 1777 - 1779. Geneva. With Pellet. 39 volumes including 3 volumes of plates.

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[Methodical Encyclopedia]. The co-calledEncyclopédie "Panckoucke," a monumental work based on the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers byDideroted'Alembertwith the aim of improving and completing it. There are 8 volumes of "Animals," 4 volumes of "Politics," 3 volumes of "Ancient Geography" and 3 of "Modern Geography," 6 of "History," 2 of "Surgery," 3 of "Grammar and Literature," 3 of "Finance," 3 of "Math, 2 in "Fine Arts," 3 in "Theology," 3 in "Commerce," 5 in "Antiquities," 3 in "Navy," 3 in "Arts and Crafts," 3 in "Philosophy," and 6 tomes with about 980 b/w plates, within coeval but uneven bindings. The publication was launched as a subscription in 1782 by the philosopher-librarianCharles-Joseph Panckoucke, based inParis, where he had successfully established the first journalistic empire of the time.Lottononpassable for return. (Quantity)

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[DICTIONNAIRE]. Dictionnaire de l’Industrie, ou Collection raisonnée des procédés utiles dans les Sciences et dans les Arts. A Paris, Chez Poignée, Calixte Volland, Billois, An IX [1801]. 6 volumes in-8°, basane racinée, dos lisse orné (reliure de l’époque). Troisième édition, entièrement refondue et considérablement augmentée. Quelques accidents. De la bibliothèque de Charles Maurice de TALLEYRAND, avec timbre humide et ex-libris de la Bibliothèque du château de Valençay.

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