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1972Best.-Nr. 194333Crémille 1972. Très Bon Etat. in4. 1972. Relié. 1110 pages. Crémille unknown
1829Best.-Nr. 61507Paris: Roret Libraire. Good. First Edition. 1/4 vellum. Engravings folding; 14 cm; 416 pages; Small 12mo 14 cm. vi 416 pp. Three large folding engraved plates of apparatus and tricks the first captioned “Manuel des Sorciers Pl. 1” with numbered figures. FIRST EDITION. The full title continues: contenant un grand nombre de tours dus a l’electricite au calorique a la lumiere a l’air aux nombres aux cartes a l’escamotage etc. Ainsi que les scenes de ventriloquie executees et communiquees par M. Comte physicien du roi; precede d’une notice historique sur les sciences occultes par M. Julia de Fontenelle. Despite its title a conjuring book: the white magic of the title means effects produced by chemistry physics electricity optics and mechanics with card tricks sleight of hand and number puzzles. It includes luminous fountains phosphorus writing and other parlour illusions and the ventriloquial scenes of Louis Comte 1788-1859 the celebrated conjurer and ventriloquist who performed as physicien du roi to Louis XVIII. The historical notice on the occult sciences is by the chemist Jean Sebastien Eugene Julia de Fontenelle a prolific author of the Roret manuals. An early title in the Manuels Roret series it was revised and reissued many times as the Nouveau Manuel Complet des Sorciers and it remains a foundational text for collectors of the history of magic. Contemporary quarter vellum over green paper boards spine lettered in ink. Boards rubbed with patches of surface loss to the paper edges and corners worn spine soiled. Ex-Dickinson College Library copy with painted call number on spine shelf label and Dickinson College memorial bookplate for Helen Earle Gilbert on the front pastedown blindstamp on the title and ink stamp on the rear pastedown. Text lightly toned with occasional spotting; the folding plates sound with some mild spotting. A good copy ex-library. . 1829. Roret, Libraire hardcover
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1789Best.-Nr. 97584BB1789 . Paris: Le Directeur de la Bibliothèque rue d'Anjou ca. 1789. 16°. CXI 168 S. Leder. Vorsätze farbiges Leimpapier. Umlaufender Goldschnitt. Rückentitel in Goldschrift auf dunklerem Grund mit Dekor auf Rücken und Kanten und Filletten. altersmässig gebräunt; einige Stockflecken; Vorsätze angestaubt und etwas fleckig; Reihentitelseite Scharnier leicht gelöst; Kapital oben Läsur mit kleiner Fehlstelle; Rücken etwas beschabt =Bibliothèque universelle des Dames. Quatrième classe: Théatre. Second Volume Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle 1657-1757 französischer Schriftsteller Neffe der Dramatiker Pierre und Thomas Corneille. unknown
Best.-Nr. 4241126 189 pag. geheel leer. Geillustreerd met frontispice en twee uitslaande gravures van het heelal en van de maan door J. van Solingen. Drempelgedichten van A. de Zoete en Joh. v.d. Brouke. unknown
1701Best.-Nr. 90005296Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier 1701. Reprint. . Hardcover. Good. 24mo. dappled leather boards worn to eedges and corners. Gilt decorated sp w raised bands. marbled pegs. owner's plate fpd. 354 pp contents pages. Pierre Mortier hardcover
Best.-Nr. 19356Paris 8 July 1829. In French. 1 page 7 x 4 inches fine with the address leaf. Printed heading of La Bibliotheque Physico-Economique. Jean Sébastien Eugène Julia de Fontenelle 1790-1842 French chemist author of Manuel complet des fabricants de chapeaux en tous genres. unknown
2006Best.-Nr. DADAX2213627010FAYARD 2006-05-24. FAYARD. paperback. New. 6.02x0.75x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. FAYARD paperback
2012Best.-Nr. DADAX3849141586TREDITION CLASSICS 2012-11-22. hardcover. New. 5.43x0.75x8.23. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. TREDITION CLASSICS hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. DADAX0548368058Kessinger Publishing 2007-06-25. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.38x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. DADAX0199292337OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2008-02-25. 1. hardcover. New. 9.00x0.75x10.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. DADAX117042659XGale Ecco Print Editions 2010-05-29. paperback. New. 7.44x0.97x9.69. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Gale Ecco, Print Editions paperback
1727Best.-Nr. RW1716Paris:: L'Imprimerie Royale 1727. 1727. 4to. xxvi 548 pp. Title-page vignette tailpieces headpieces 1 engraved chapter vignette 1 engraved initial 1 engraved folding plate occasional light foxing or browning. Full contemporary mottled calf blind-ruled covers raised bands red and brown leather spine labels gilt decorated spine all edges red marbled end papers leather separation at top of spine all edges red marbled end-papers; leather separation at top of spine hint of worming but strong lightly rubbed. A very clean and tight copy. Fine. FIRST EDITION of an extensive treatise on the principles of calculus by Bernard Fontenelle the distinguished French philosopher and scientist who is famous for his book on the plurality of worlds. Through his friend Varignon Fontenelle made the acquaintance of the Parisian scientific circle and became friends with Nicolas de Malezieu and l'Hopital. Fontenelle wrote the preface to l'Hopital's Analyse des infiniment petits pour l'intelligence des lignes courbes 11690. "In it he displayed his interest in the notion of infinity and his talent as a historian; in a few pages he retraces the history of the mathematical study of curved lines from Archimedes to Newton and Leibniz . . . In 1727 he published his Elements de la geometrie de l'infini which he had worked on for a long time probably since the period of his preface to the Analyse des infiniment petits . . . According to Fontenelle none of the geometers who had invented or employed the calculus of infinity had given a general theory to it; that is what he proposed to do. The work is divided into a preface relating to the history of this branch of calculus and into two main part . . . 'the infinite series or in progression of numbers' and then examines 'the infinite in straight and curved lines . . . " DSB. / Bernard Fontenelle was born at Rouen and pursued a literary career. Fontenelle dabbled in poetry and writing for the stage but it is better known for his work as secretary to the Academy of Sciences. Among his published works are Entretiens sur la pluralite des mondes 1686 the Histoire du renouvellement de l'Academie des Sciences 1708-1722 and a number of eloges of the members. REFERENCES: DSB V pp. 57-63; Poggendorf 1 col. 770 Zeitlinger 1360. L'Imprimerie Royale, 1727. hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 887P25London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". T. L. Poulton. A Nonesuch limited edition of the important Enlightenment scientific work by Bernard de Fontenelle a smart work in the original slipcase. A limited edition work limited to 1600 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press of which this is numbered 1108. In the original publisher's limp vellum wraps in the original publisher's decorative slipcase in a very good condition.A popular early science work on cosmic pluralism a fascinating work on astronomy.This was Fontenelle's most famous work first published in France in 1686 and indeed was one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment.Fontenelle is known for his accessible treatment of scientific subjects during the beginnings of the Age of Enlightenment.This edition uses the 1688 translation by John Glanvill.Colour-stencilled decorations throughout by T. L. Poulton. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so books with the quality of a fine-press were produced but available to a wider audience at lower prices. In the original publisher's vellum wraps. Externally generally smart with light discolouration as is usual with a vellum binding. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is a little worn with rubbing to the extremities in a very good condition. Very Good Indeed The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1877Best.-Nr. 862T12Paris: Furne Jouvet et Cie. 1877. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A scarce collection of the works of Pierre Corneille in the original French language. French language. Scarce collection. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. The works of Pierre Corneille a French tragedian considered one of the three great seventeenth-century dramatists of France. This collection includes: Le Cid Horace Cinna Pompee Heraclius and many others. With an introduction by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle a French author and influencial member of the Institut de France during the Age of Enlightenment. In the original full calf binding. Externally sound with light rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the board and minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Furne, Jouvet et Cie. hardcover
1811Best.-Nr. RW1078Paris:: Bossange et Masson 1811. 1811. Sm. 8vo. xiv 392 pp. Fold-out engraved frontis. with a decorative design of the solar system including the planet "Herschell" a.k.a. Uranus half-title; light foxing. Original quarter tan calf marbled boards burgundy gilt-stamped spine label; spine head worn corners showing. Else very good. Bossange et Masson, 1811. hardcover
2009Best.-Nr. DADAX110473883XKessinger Publishing 2009-07-17. paperback. New. 6.00x1.17x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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2009Best.-Nr. DADAX1104818078Kessinger Publishing 2009-07-17. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.00x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
Best.-Nr. 286503142X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 1904799035.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. DADAX0548311099Kessinger Publishing 2007-06-25. paperback. New. 6.00x1.24x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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1737Best.-Nr. AA1038The Hague La Haye: Van Der Kloot 1737. Very Good. Bernard de Fontenelle was a 17th-century French scholar most known for his work 'Plurality of Worlds'; however his contributions to the scientific community are lasting beyond 'Plurality' One of his notable works was 'Eloges de Academiciens' or 'Praise of Scientists'; a work in which Fontenelle brought the scientific community to the common man This book is a collection of biographical sketches on notable scientists highlighting their discoveries and theories Notable entries include: Czar Peter the Great Antoine Parent Gottfried Leibniz Jacques Ozanam Isaac Newton This set also has a second work bound into Vol 2 Liste de Messieurs de L'academie Royale des Sciences 1737 124 pp which is a listing of all of the members of the French Royal Academy of Sciences between 1666 and 1733 I cannot find a current offering of this work anywhere on the Internet Both volumes are bound in full leather with gilt titles and ornate designs on the spines including five raised bands There is some wear at the spine ends with minor chipping but overall both volumes are very good with tight sound bindings newer replacement marbled endpapers They are NOT ex-lib and have no marks or damage to the text at all just some slight foxing 346 355124 pp. Van Der Kloot unknown
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