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FONTENELLE, [Bernard le Bovier de]

ENTRETUEBS SYR KA PLURALITE DES MONDES...avec des Notes, par Jerome de La Lande

Au College de France Paris 1800 1st of this edition. In original marbled boards with darkened papertitle label on spine. Chipped and worn at edges and along spine. Some foxing, notably on first and last leaves. 32mo (approx 4-3/4 x 3-1/3 inches); xxiv, 200 pages. Originally published anonymously in 1686, LeLande published this edition with a biographical introduction to reintroduce the book to the astronomical world.

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