Shelfmark
Fm.9.01(05)
Author
Title
Apologie de M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie Françoise, en forme de commentaire sur deux articles des Mémoires de Trévoux..
Varying form of title
Running title: Apologie de M. d'Olivet
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Paris, : Chez Pissot, sur le Quay des Augustins, à la descente du Pont-neuf., M.CC.XXVI. [i.e. M.DCC.XXVI = 1726]
Physical description
44, [4] p. ; 17 cm. (12mo)
Note
Signatures: A-B¹².
Note
Final [4] pages contain "Approbation" and "Permission du Roy".
Note
Published in response to two articles appearing in: "Mémoires pour l'histoire des sciences & des beaux-arts", one in November 1721, article XCIII: "Entretiens de Cicéron sur la nature des dieux", the other in June 1725, article XLVII: "Traité philosophique de la foiblesse de l'esprit humain, par feu M. Huet".
Provenance
Bookplate of Nicholas Mann inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1754. Armorial bookplate of Eton College inside back cover.
Binding
18th century quarter binding in brown calf; five raised bands; marbled paper sides; text block edges sprinkled red; black goatskin spine label with gold-tooled lettering "Miscellan: I.".
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of pamphlets. Ms. contents list on front flyleaf: "Contents of this volume ..."
Subject
Journal de Trévoux
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--name
Pissot, Noël, ? - 1727 bookseller.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Language code
fre
Identifier
B47400