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12mo., Contemporary plain paper covered boards,holograph spine label. 15.8×10.2×2.3 cm. Antoine van Dole. La Haye. 1736. 5, 342 pp. + 2 pp. ads. Elaborate woodcut frontis. Good plus, covers soiled, pages toned, spine repaired, owner’s label to pastedown, small armorial bookplate to verso of title page, contents very good and tight. French text. The famous fanciful dialogues between historical figures used by Fontenelle to promote his enlightenment philosophy. First published in 1683, it has been re-issued in many editions. weight: 0.5 lb.
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