PLUCHE - Le Spectacle de la Nature, ou Entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle, - 1763-1763

Paris, Estienne, 1763
9 volumes in 12, demi basane with corners, spine with raised bands. One of the numerous reissues of this work first published in 1732, a true best-seller of the eighteenth century. A work of popular science, Le Spectacle de la nature aimed to explain the natural world in an accessible and pedagogical way. The abbé Noël-Antoine Pluche presents the wonders of nature, from astronomy to biology, passing through physics and natural history, aligning with the spirit of the Enlightenment while maintaining a providential view, seeing in nature the harmonious work of God. This edition is illustrated with 9 frontispieces and about 200 copper-engraved plates, by the engravers Demeuse, of Liège, and Jakob Conrad Back, of Frankfurt. These plates, mostly folding, relate to all areas of natural history, the exact and technical sciences, astronomy, geography, etc. ). A copy of great freshness, in remarkable condition.