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Lot 173
DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784) and D'ALEMBERT, Jean-Baptiste (1...
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DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784) and D'ALEMBERT, Jean-Baptiste (1717-1783). Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers? [Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press, ca. 1969]. Folios. Illustrated. Complete in 5 volumes. Bound in publisher's full burgundy cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt (some rubbing, light soiling). Fine. READEX COMPACT EDITION ? FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE 1702 EDITION (each page has 4 pages of the original edition ? so all 17 volumes are reproduced in 5 as issued). Most of the nearly 71,000 entries were written by Diderot and D'Alembert, but other contributors included Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and others.
