Published by Paris, 1752
Language: English
Seller: Wapping Books, Chichester, United Kingdom
No Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Selling here, an excerpt from "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers", better known as Encyclopédie, was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It had many writers, known as the Encyclopédistes. It was edited by Denis Diderot and, until 1759, co-edited by Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Artificier: Pyrotechnician. Excerpt from larger book, therefore no binding. Seven plates, no text included. Light marginal age toning, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean as shown. Size: 39cm by 25.5cm.