Apr 03, 2014 - Sale 2343

Sale 2343 - Lot 196

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
VOLTAIRE, FRANÇOIS-MARIE-AROUET DE. Élémens de la Philosophie de Neuton. 7 engraved plates; 27 engraved head- and 22 tailpieces by Folkema et al.; 60 text illustrations. [6], 399, [1] pages, including engraved allegorical additional title, frontispiece portrait, and half-title. 8vo, 198x120 mm, contemporary sheep gilt, spine ends chipped, few stains on covers, corners worn through; contents toned, with dampstain in upper outer corners toward end, early owner's ink notes on verso of frontispiece. Amsterdam: Étienne Ledet, 1738

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first edition of Voltaire's popularization of Newton's scientific and philosophical ideas; issue with Ledet imprint. Babson 120; Bengesco 1570; Norman 2165; Wallis 155.