Title page: L'AN DEUX MILLE QUATRE CENT QUARANTE. | Rêve s'il en fût jamais. | Le temps présent est gros de l'avenir... | Leibnitz. | {letterpress device} | A LONDRES. | MD CCLXXII. ||
Pagination: [i-iv] v-xii, 1-402 [2];
Collation: 8vo; π6 A-Z8 Aa-Bb8 Cc2.
Binding: 19 x 12 cm, full mottled calf, rebacked, spine with gilt-lettered red label, compartments ruled gilt, with gilt fleuron ornament, marbled endpapers and all edges; printed on laid paper, with tall “s”. Probably published in Paris, anonymously. Handwritten nut-ink inscription to the title "Par Mercier".
See also: LIB-0979.2016
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 18 AD , Mid-18th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Fiction , France , French , French literature , Imagined community or society , Literature , Utopia |
| Media/Technique | Paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1772 |
| Binding | Calf , Full calf , Hardcover |
| Size | 19 x 12 cm , 8vo |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
