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1820réf. 87836Paris, Chez Janet et Cotelle, Libraires 1820 In-4. Reliure de l’époque demi-maroquin à longs grains rouge à petits coins, dos lisse orné d’un grand fer encadrés de roulettes dorés, 409 pp. Bon exemplaire à grandes marges conservées.
1794réf. 1202220028A Paris : publisher not identified IIIe Année Républicaine between 1794 and 1795 1794. Hardcover. Good. French Republican Imprint: Popular Science 12mo. Printed in III Annee Republicaine. Fully bound in French mottled calf. Gilt embossed border. Minor scuffs to covers. Gilt spine. Hand-penned spine label. Yellow marbled end papers. Bookbinders label on inside front cover. Interior pages are clean unmarked and in excellent condition. Frontispiece illustration showing Copernican solar system. viii 188pp. One of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment. This book offered an explanation of the heliocentric model of the Universe suggested by Copernicus in his 1543 work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds. A Paris : [publisher not identified], IIIe Année Républicaine [between 1794 and 1795] hardcover
réf. 0282601201.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0364281456.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 026759111X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0266393128.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 066682830X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1333149654.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1998réf. Q-2080710249Flammarion Educa Books 1998-11-15. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Flammarion (Educa Books) paperback
réf. 352623Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes. 8vo 165 x 10 cm 2 ff.-291 12 pp. engraved portrait by Saint-Aubin after the bust by Le Moyne. Contemporary green morocco gilt roll border masonic centrepiece spine richly gilt turn-ins gilt edges gilt wide margins. restoration to a cap some light foxing. Dijon de l'imprimerie de P. Causse An 2 1794. Nice copy of this later edition of Fontenelle's main works. The "Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds marks the debut of "Extraterrestrials" in European literature. First published in 1686 it fullfilled its main object to popularize the astronomical theories of Copernicus. No work was more influential in popularizing the facts and the philosophy empowered by the microscope and telescope. Few minor foxing else in fresh condition. Pleasant 18th Masonic binding featuring the radiant Eye of Providence in a triangle with the moto 'Egalité Liberté Fraternité" Dijon, de l'imprimerie de P. Causse, An 2 [1794].
2026réf. LRB17000958Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 508 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1766. Ouvrage classique de vulgarisation scientifique et philosophique dans lequel Fontenelle présente sous forme de conversations élégantes et accessibles les principales conceptions de l'astronomie et de la pluralité des mondes. Texte célèbre du siècle des Lumières apprécié pour la clarté de son style et son importance dans l'histoire des idées. Images du livre non contractuelles English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1766. Classic work of scientific and philosophical popularization in which Fontenelle presents in the form of elegant and accessible dialogues the main ideas of astronomy and the plurality of worlds. A celebrated Enlightenment text valued for its clarity of style and its importance in the history of ideas. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB27002245Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 517 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1769. Ouvrage célèbre de vulgarisation philosophique et scientifique présenté sous forme de dialogues élégants sur la cosmologie l'astronomie et la pluralité des mondes. Cette édition contient également les Dialogues des Morts texte qui complète l'intérêt littéraire et intellectuel de l'ensemble. Un titre emblématique du siècle des Lumières recherché pour son importance dans l'histoire des idées. Images du livre non contractuelles English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1769. A celebrated work of philosophical and scientific popularization presented as elegant dialogues on cosmology astronomy and the plurality of worlds. This edition also includes the Dialogues of the Dead which add to the literary and intellectual interest of the volume. An emblematic Enlightenment title sought after for its importance in the history of ideas. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
réf. 67562Bossange et Tenon In-12 xvi- 410pp. illustr. planche depliante en frontispice reliure demi-veau de l' epoque dos orne premier mors fendu Nb-0130 unknown
réf. 500279329Violetay Editeur. Sans date. Bon état Violetay Editeur unknown
réf. thl35Paris: Ledentu & Lecointe and Durey & Blois: Aucher-Eloy 1824. First published in 1686 ‘Entretiens’ was Fontenelle’s most popular work and "the first example in French of a learned work placed within the reach of an educated but non specialized public." DSB It presents an exposition of the systems of Ptolemy Copernicus and Tycho Brahe suggests the are distant suns which might have their own planetary systems and entertains the possibility of extraterrestrial life. 12mo. pp. xv 1 428. with half-title. folding engraved frontis. contemporary quarter calf gilt back spine very worn spine ends chipped lower rear joint cracked marginal stain on one page. thl35 Paris: Ledentu & Lecointe and Durey & Blois: Aucher-Eloy, 1824 unknown
1831réf. 434431Paris : Hiard 1831. 1st edition. Hardcover. Two good volumes in aniline-calf covered boards. Covers and spine nicked dust-toned and rubbed as with age with some tears. Scattered foxing. Physical description; 2 vols 14 cm. Subjects; Astronomy. France. History 1686. Cosmology. Jugement de Pluton. Paris : Hiard hardcover
1793réf. 62726Dijon Imprimerie de P Causse An 2 1793. 8vo. In contemporary half calf. Wear to extremities. Ex-libris pasted down to pasted down front end-paper and previous owner's name to front free end-paper. First and last leaves with light browning and a small stain to upper margin but generally internally nice and clean. 4 291 pp. unknown
réf. 201254245X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1861réf. 388117London : Chez Nourse 1861. New edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original paper-covered boards. All edges red. Spine missing with tape to covers. Panel edges rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 386 pp. Subjects; Astronomy. France. History 1686. Cosmology. London : Chez Nourse hardcover
1800réf. 009890Lyon France: Leroy 1800. Book. Very Good. Full Calf. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Originally published in 1686 Fontenelle's influential work on the plurality of worlds. Very Good in contemporary calf lacking the frontispiece the boards soiled and with light edge wear light internal toning. The fold-out brightly printed a small crease at fore edge else Fine. Leroy Hardcover
réf. 1017163421.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1793réf. 102440Dijon : Imprimerie de P. Causse An 2 1793. FONTENELLEEntretiens sur la pluralité des mondes. Dijon Imprimerie de P. CausseAn 2 1793 165x105mm frontispice 291 12 pages reliure veau marbré de l’époque. Pièce de titre doré ornementations et fleurons doré au dos. Encadrements dorés sur les deux plats. Bordures fleuries. Tranches marbrées. Belle reliure. Très bel exemplaire. No hidden customs fees for orders shipped to the U.S.A with a value of up to 800 USD PDDP shipping we pay the VAT in advance Imprimerie de P. Causse unknown
réf. 1911PG019AUGMENTÉS DES DIALOGUES DES MORTS. Par M. de Fontenelle de l'Académie Françoise. NOUVELLE ÉDITION. A MARSEILLE Chez Jean Mossy Imprimeur du Roi de la Marine & Libraire au Parc. M. DCC. LXXX. 1780. Avec Permission. In 8º de 168x105 cm. Com x ii 434 págs. Encadernação de inícios do século XIX com ferros a ouro e rótulo na lombada. Cortes das folhas carminados. Ilustrado em extratexto com uma gravura desdobrável que representa o sistema solar com o Sol Mercúrio Vénus Terra Marte Júpiter e Saturno. A obra diálogo dos mortos começa na página 165 e tem folha de rosto própria com pé de imprensa igual ao da obra principal e com os seguintes títulos: Dialogues des morts anciens. Par M. de Fontenelle des Académies Françoise des Sciences des Belles-Lettres de Londres de Nancy de Berlin & de Rome. Nouvelle édition. A 1ª edição dos Entretiens foi publicada em 1686 e conheceu nova edição em 1724. Obra sobre astronomia dividida em seis lições que expõem de forma clara e simples as descobertas de Copérnico e de Descartes. Nos diálogos dos mortos o autor apresenta diálogos entre personagens da história da literatura e da filosofia antigos e modernos como por exemplo Sócrates e Montaigne. Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle Rouen 1657 - Paris 1757 cientista filósofo escritor e dramaturgo francês integrado no pensamento do iluminismo que se distinguiu como divulgador das ideias de outros cientistas e filósofos. Sobrinho dos acadêmicos e dramaturgos franceses Pierre e Thomas Corneille frequentou o Colégio dos Jesuítas onde estudou Direito. Aos vinte anos foi contratado por seu tio Thomas como colaborador de sua revista Le Mercure Galant e escreveu libretos de ópera tragédias e poemas mas como em 1680 a sua tragédia Aspar foi um fracasso. voltou a Rouen onde publicou entre 1682 e 1687 textos que o tornaram mais conhecido como filósofo e cientista. do que como poeta. Entre suas numerosas obras as mais conhecidas são: La République des philosophes A República dos Filósofos romance utópico que exalta uma democracia radical materialista e ateia; Les Dialogues des Morts Diálogos dos Mortos nos quais reproduz diálogos fictícios entre Sêneca e Scarron Sócrates e Montaigne; um artigo irônico sobre a rivalidade entre as religiões judaica católica e calvinista; De l´origine des fables Da origem das fábulas escreveu também sobre a história do teatro e reflexões sobre poesia. Em 1687 publicou uma de suas grandes obras Histoire des Oracles um ensaio no qual denuncia a crença em superstições semeia dúvidas sobre aspectos sobrenaturais examina alguns comportamentos irracionais baseados em crenças e suscita reflexões pungentes a respeito do assunto promovendo um ataque directo ao cristianismo. I-7-H-10 unknown
1783réf. 293105Berlin.: Chretien Frederic Himburg. 1783. Old blue boards leather spine label with gilt title. Good covers show moderate wear contents very good with light foxing. 12mo. 16.5x10 cm. French text. Scarce Berlin edition contains plates not found in other editions. weight: 0.6 lb. Engraved frontis. 11 additional engraved plates one of which is folding. Chretien Frederic Himburg. hardcover
