Apr 03, 2014 - Sale 2343

Sale 2343 - Lot 13

Unsold
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
BAILLY, JEAN-SYLVAIN. Lettres sur l'Origine des Sciences, et celle des Peuples de l'Asie, adressées à M. de Voltaire . . . & précédées de quelques Lettres de M. de Voltaire à l'Auteur. [4], 348 pages. 8vo, 198x123 mm, contemporary sheep gilt with morocco lettering piece, joints starting at top; scattered minor spotting. London: Elmesly & Paris: Frères De Bure, 1777

Additional Details

first edition of a collection of correspondence between Bailly and Voltaire on their dispute over the origins of scientific knowledge in antiquity, which Bailly traced to Atlantis and Voltaire to Asia. DSB I, 402; Houzeau & Lancaster 25.