LETTRES SUR L'ORIGINE DES SCIENCES, ET SUR CELLE DES PEUPLES DE L'ASIE. Adressees a M. de Voltaire par M. Bailly, & precedees de quelques Lettres de M. de Voltaire a l'Auteur.

first edition Hardcover

1777 · Paris

by Bailly, Jean Sylvain; Voltaire
Paris: Chez M. Elmesly; Freres Debure, 1777. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 348 pages of text. Original quarter leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Moderate rubbing and shelfwear. The front cover is blind-stamped with an armorial device. Minimal soiling to the text, which is generally quite clean and is unmarked. These letters respond to criticism by Voltaire of Bailly's history of Astronomy. 208mm x 125mm (8 1/8" x 4 7/8"). First edition.. (Inventory #: 019737)
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