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Rarest edition of this work, which belongs to one of the most representative publishing ventures in the circulation of ideas and knowledge within the intellectual Europe of the late 17th century - Founded at the end of the 17th century and continued under the direction of Jacques Bernard, the Nouvelles de la République des Lettres aimed to report on the activity of European scholars by presenting and discussing recently published works, discoveries, controversies, historical, philosophical, theological, scientific and literary studies that fed the intellectual life then - This fourth volume, devoted to the months of October, November and December 1699, thus offers a true panorama of contemporary scholarly production and constitutes a source particularly interesting for understanding how books and ideas circulated on the eve of the 18th century - Jacques Bernard - Nouvelles de la République des Lettres. Mois d'octobre [-novembre, décembre] 1699 - 1699 - Tome IV - Henry Desbordes - [361]-700, [10] pages Good condition of the binding, the work in its glazed tawny calfskin of the period, wear from handling, some minor defects on boards and spine, defects including worming on the spine and lower board, upper hinge partly cracked, red edges, spine with 5 raised bands, title piece and volume number in garnet morocco, ornate compartments, gilded arms on the boards - Good interior condition, browning, a beautiful vignette on the title page, printers’ ornaments, superb engraving on a folding plate, text fairly clean, marbled endpapers in decent condition, a pleasing copy, provenance: with the arms of Riqueti de Mirabeau (OHR 28 fer 3) - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –
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