Le spectacle de la nature, ou entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle: qui on paru les plus propres a rendre les jeunes-gens curieux, & à leur former l'esprit
Book
1770 (published)
1770 (published)
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Duodecimo format printed book. [4], 555, [5] pages, 35 leaves of plates (20 folded) : illustrations (engravings), plans. Engraved frontispiece. Binding of flecked calfskin. Spine with five raised bands gilt panelled with fillets, rolls and ornaments. Red morocco lettering pieces with title and volume number lettered in gilt. Headbands. Red stained edges. Green silk register. Marbled endpapers. Watermark of grapes.
Object details
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| Title | Le spectacle de la nature, ou entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle: qui on paru les plus propres a rendre les jeunes-gens curieux, & à leur former l'esprit (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Leather bound printed book, with engraved illustrations. |
| Brief description | Book, by Noël Antoine Pluche, illustrated by frontispiece engraved by Le Bas after a design by Cazes. Le spectacle de la nature, ou entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle: qui on paru les plus propres a rendre les jeunes-gens curieux, & à leur former l'esprit. Tome septième. Paris: published by Chez les frères Estienne, rue S. Jacques, a la Vertu, 1770. NAL pressmark: 861.AA.3463. |
| Physical description | Duodecimo format printed book. [4], 555, [5] pages, 35 leaves of plates (20 folded) : illustrations (engravings), plans. Engraved frontispiece. Binding of flecked calfskin. Spine with five raised bands gilt panelled with fillets, rolls and ornaments. Red morocco lettering pieces with title and volume number lettered in gilt. Headbands. Red stained edges. Green silk register. Marbled endpapers. Watermark of grapes. |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier |
| Object history | Bound in France about 1770. Acquired by the Reniers in Bell Street in September 1966. Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier". |
| Other number | 861.AA.3463 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041803039411 |
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| Record created | December 4, 2020 |
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