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(VOLTAIRE) BAILLY, Jean Sylvain Lettres sur l'Origine des Sciences, et sur celle des Peuples de l'Asie; Addressées à M. de Voltaire par M. Bailly, & précédées de quelques Lettres de M. de Voltaire é l'Auteur. Londres, chez M. Elmesly, et a Paris, chez De Bure l'ainé. 1777.
[iv], 348 pp. Contemporary mottled calf, contrasting label, split on front joint, rubbed. First edition.
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793) was born in the Louvre, the son of the keeper of the Royal paintings. He is known for his 'Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne' and a number of other works on astronomy, which brought him into conflict with Voltaire, resulting in this series of letters.
Bengesco 2008. ESTCN19445.
[iv], 348 pp. Contemporary mottled calf, contrasting label, split on front joint, rubbed. First edition.
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793) was born in the Louvre, the son of the keeper of the Royal paintings. He is known for his 'Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne' and a number of other works on astronomy, which brought him into conflict with Voltaire, resulting in this series of letters.
Bengesco 2008. ESTCN19445.
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