Encyclopédie Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers — Diderot & d'Alembert - Complete

Complete Collection of the *Encyclopédie, or Reasoned Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Trades*, by a Society of Men of Letters, compiled and published by Mr. Diderot and, for the mathematical section, by Mr. D'Alembert.
Third edition. In Geneva, at Jean-Léonard Pellet, Printer to the Republic; in Neuchâtel, at the Typographical Society. M.DCC.LXXVIII (1778–1779).

39 complete in-4 volumes: 36 volumes of text and 3 volumes of engraved plates. Contemporary bindings in full fawn sheepskin with ribbed spines adorned with gilded panels.

An intellectual monument of the Enlightenment, Diderot and D’Alembert’s *Encyclopédie* remains one of the most iconic works of the French 18th century. The 1778 Pellet-Neufchâtel edition is the third Geneva edition and the second in-4 edition of this editorial masterpiece, renowned for the quality of its printing.

A beautiful, uniform, and complete set, including the volumes of plates.
Some signs of wear: slight wear and loose binding on some volumes, consistent with the book’s age.








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