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Mémoires philosophiques du Baron de..., seconde édition
Attributed to: Louis Binet (French, 1744–about 1800)
Author: Louis-Athanase des Balbes de Berton Crillon (French, 1726–1789)
Publisher: Berton (firm) (French, 18th century)
Printer: Christophe Jean-François Ballard (French, 1701–1765)
Author: Louis-Athanase des Balbes de Berton Crillon (French, 1726–1789)
Publisher: Berton (firm) (French, 18th century)
Printer: Christophe Jean-François Ballard (French, 1701–1765)
1779
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with eight etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 19 x 12.5 x 4.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2330a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: la veuve Ballard, for Berton, 1779
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 267 (1777-78 ed.)
Description(Paris: la veuve Ballard, for Berton, 1779) Octavo, two vols.; [v. 1] 150 leaves, plus 8 plates; [v. 2] 176 ll.; [repaired] half brown calf, pastepaper boards.
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceAcquired from Librairie Joseph Gibert, Paris, in 1924 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.