DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d'ALEMBERT (ca 1717-1783). Encyclopedie. Livorno: De L'imprimerie des editeurs, 1771.
2o. Vol I only (of XI) of Recueil de Planches. Half-title. Numerous plates. Contemporary half vellum, gilt-lettered on spine, marbled edges.
Third edition. One of the central enterprises of the French Enlightenment, this work challenged the twin authorities of the French monarchy and the Catholic Church. First edition described in Norman 637; PMM 200.
DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d'ALEMBERT (ca 1717-1783). Encyclopedie. Livorno: De L'imprimerie des editeurs, 1771.
2o. Vol I only (of XI) of Recueil de Planches. Half-title. Numerous plates. Contemporary half vellum, gilt-lettered on spine, marbled edges.
Third edition. One of the central enterprises of the French Enlightenment, this work challenged the twin authorities of the French monarchy and the Catholic Church. First edition described in Norman 637; PMM 200.
