Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-septieme]
1774
Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-septieme]
Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796
1774
7 v. (v.1: [4], 3, [1], viij, 438 p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.2: [4], iii-viij, 312 p., [1] leaf of plates; v.3: [4], v-xij, 440 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.4: viij, 301, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v.5: xj, [1], 296 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.6: viij, 287, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.7: viii, 326 p., [1] leaf of plates) : 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. [143]-303) 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. A different edition of v.7 published under the same title and by the same publisher, Maastricht, 1774, and intended as a supplement to earlier editions consisting of 6 volumes, includes additional text to v. 1-6 and the text of book 19 Vignette on title pages Half titles for v. 1-7 read: Histoire philosophique et politique. Tome premier [-septieme]. Half title for book 19 (v.7: p. [143]) reads: Tableau de l'Europe Numerous errors in paging Plates (12) unnumbered Cf. Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes 8264; Feugère, A. Bib. critique de l'abbé Raynal 41 Includes indexes
