706 - Alembert, Jean le Rond de

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 paperbound with handwritten title (heavily rubbed and bumped, with small losses on the cover and headband). Rare. — With a handwritten ownership note from 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, he wrote over 1,700 articles, as well as several prefaces and the article “Geneve” included here. - Untrimmed. Book block separated. Edges browned and partly slightly stained. Overall in good condition. Contemporary cardboard binding with a handwritten spine title (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 authored 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 applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin 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.