Histoire philosophique et politique, des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-troisieme]
1775
Histoire philosophique et politique, des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-troisieme]
Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796
1775
3 v. (v.1: [2], ij], iij, [1], iij-viij, 719, [1], iv p., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.2: [4], viij, 662, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded); v.3: [4], viij, 658, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded)) : 27 cm. (4to) Author's name from Barbier (and from portrait) Originally published Amsterdam, 1770 Edition in 3 volumes in quarto, with 19 books of text, 4 folded maps designed by Rigobert Bonne, 7 illustrated plates, 3 of them serving as frontispieces, 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.3: p. 453-583) 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 is also known under the title: Tableau de l'Europe Vignette on title pages; vignette v.1 signed: C.P. Marillier inv Half titles read: Histoire philosophique et politique, Tome premier [-troisieme] Volume 3: p. 426 misnumb.: "436"; v.3: p. 586-587 and 590-591 misnumb.: "2"-"3" and "6"-"7" respectively; v.3: p. 657 misnumb.: "659" Plates (12) unnumbered Cf. Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes 8264 Includes index
