Histoire philosophique et politique. Des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-septieme]
1774
Histoire philosophique et politique. Des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-septieme]
Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796
1774
7 v. (v.1: vi, 4, vij-xij, 585 [i.e. 595], [1] p., [2] leaves of plates; v.2: xii, 368, 367-411, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.3: xiii, [1], 586 p., [1] leaf of plates; v.4: [4], vii-xii, 508 [i.e. 408] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.5: xij, 407, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.6: [2], vj, 375, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v.7: xi, [1], 430 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded)) : 20 cm. (8vo) Author's name from Barbier (and from portrait) Originally published Amsterdam, 1770 Edition in 7 volumes in octavo, with 19 books of text, 4 folded maps designed by Rigobert Bonne, a frontispiece illustration in each volume and a portrait of Raynal in v.1 According to various sources, the following persons provided substantial information and collaborated with Raynal in the writing of the text: Denis Diderot; Jean Pechméja; Paul Henri Dietrich Holbach; Paulze; J. Dutasta; and abbé Martin Authorship of book 19 (v.7: p. 188-398) sometimes exclusively assigned to Alexandre Deleyre; other sources state text partly written by Raynal and partly by Deleyre, while yet different sources report Deleyre as editor of book 19. This book was also published separately under title: Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tableau de l'Europe. The Hague, 1774, in both 8vo and 12mo Vignette on title pages Publisher's name only in imprint of v.7 Half titles read: Histoire philosophique et politique. Tome premier [-septieme] Errors in paging, including in v.1: p. 593-595 as "583"-"585" and in v.4: p. 402-408 as "502"-"508" Plates (12) unnumbered Cf. Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes 8264 Errata (v.1: p. 585 [i.e. 595]; v.2: p. 410-411; v.3: p. 611 [i.e. 585]-586; v.4: p. 508; v.5: p. 407; v.6: p. [1] at end, verso of p. 375) Includes indexes
