A Diderot pictorial encyclopedia of trades and industry : manufacturing and the technical arts in plates selected from "L'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts, et des métiers" of Denis Diderot [complete in 2 volumes]

Diderot, Denis (1713-1784)

1990, Various Editions. New York : Dover Publications. Working copies, in various editions. Vol. 1: Paperback, wrappers creased and dust-dulled; spine sun-toned. Binding broken between plates 70.1 and 70.2; plates 73.2-75.1 loose; plates 75.2-78 lacking. Vol. 2: Ex-library cloth copy, complete and sound, with original dust-wrapper (edgeworn and dust-dulled). Endpapers browned from dust-wrapper; library marks remain. A serviceable set. Item #474226
ISBN: 0486274284

Series; Dover pictorial archive series. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes (various editions) : illustrations ; 31 cm. Notes; Date conjectural. Contains 485 plates. Edited with introduction and notes by Charles C. Gillispie. Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages xxix-xxx) and indexes. Originally published in 1751-1752. Subjects; Industrial arts – Encyclopedias. Industrial arts – History – Pictorial works. Technology – History – Pictorial works. Engraving – 18th century. French literature. Art, French. 18th century.

Price: €75.00