DESCARTES (René): Discourse of the method to lead his reason - Lot 52

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DESCARTES (René): Discourse of the method to lead his reason - Lot 52
DESCARTES (René): Discourse of the method to lead his reason well and to seek the truth in sciences... Paris, Angot, 1668. In-4 contemporary brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, speckled edges. (binding skilfully restored, restoration of the backs of the quires, small wormholes in the margins of some leaves). 303 pages, 23 ff., 1 ff. and 127 pages (pages 105 to 112 misplaced). Third edition of the Discourse of the Method, original edition for Mechanics and original French edition for Music. The Discourse of the Method is illustrated with numerous figures in the text, the Mechanics has 33 woodcuts, the Music is decorated with musical staves and various woodcut drawings. A fine copy in a contemporary binding (Guibert, pp. 18-19).
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