Shelfmark
Gc.8.23
Author
Title
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes..
Edition
Nouvelle edition, augmentée d'un nouvel entretien..
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Amsterdam, : chez Pierre Mortier, libraire sur le Vygendam à la ville de Paris., [1694?].
Physical description
215, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm. (12mo)
Note
Anonymous. By M. de Fontenelle.
Note
Unknown date of publication; the printer was active in Amsterdam from 1685-1712; date of 1694 suggested by John Rylands Library catalogue (accessed on Library Hub Discover, 6/9/2024).
Note
Signatures: A-I¹².
Note
Woodcut title vignette, initials, head- and tailpieces.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate recording donation to Eton College in 1731 by Edward Waddington; 18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Contemporary mottled sheep; gold-tooled spine in compartments formed by four raised bands; gilt-lettered spine title in second compartment; red specked text block edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous Eton shelfmark: Dk.6.28.
Subject
Plurality of worlds Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Mortier, Pierre, 1661 - 1711 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
fre
Identifier
B53159