La science naturelle, dégagée des chicanes de l’ecole

by G. B. de Saint-Romain

$2,200 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Paris: Antoine Cellier, 1679. 12mo. xviii, 391 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red; lightly toned, but otherwise a very good copy. Item #19302 First edition of this course in natural history “free from the quibbles of school.” It provides an atomistic outlook on the origins and principles of nature, couched in divine purpose. The author

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