Null [Ana]. FONTENELLE (Bernard de); [LE GUAY DE PRÉMONTVAL (A.-P.)]. The spirit…
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[Ana]. FONTENELLE (Bernard de); [LE GUAY DE PRÉMONTVAL (A.-P.)]. The spirit of Fontenelle or collection of thoughts drawn from his works. At The Hague, by P. Gosse, 1753. In-12, [2] f., LX-276 p., [3] f. (table and the last blank), contemporary brown calf, spine with 5 nerves, brown morocco title-piece, ornamented caissons, red edges (uncovered headpieces, cracked jaws, dull corners, brown spotting affecting only a few pages in the middle of the volume). Edition prepared by André-Pierre Le Guay de Prémonval (1716-1764), French mathematician, member of the Berlin Academy. Copper-engraved vignette to the title.

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[Ana]. FONTENELLE (Bernard de); [LE GUAY DE PRÉMONTVAL (A.-P.)]. The spirit of Fontenelle or collection of thoughts drawn from his works. At The Hague, by P. Gosse, 1753. In-12, [2] f., LX-276 p., [3] f. (table and the last blank), contemporary brown calf, spine with 5 nerves, brown morocco title-piece, ornamented caissons, red edges (uncovered headpieces, cracked jaws, dull corners, brown spotting affecting only a few pages in the middle of the volume). Edition prepared by André-Pierre Le Guay de Prémonval (1716-1764), French mathematician, member of the Berlin Academy. Copper-engraved vignette to the title.

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