[Astronomy] - Derham, William - Theologie astronomique, ou Démonstration de l’existence
Estimation :
€120/160
Adjudication :
160 €
Description
et des attributs de Dieu, par l’examen et la description des cieux, enrichie de figures. Traduite de l’anglois sur la cinquième édition. Paris, Chaubert, 1729, 8vo, cont. vellum (warping), flat spine, [32]-287-[1 bl.] pp. (somewhat spotting). Good copy. First? French trsl. by F. Bellenger (1688-1749) of William Derham’s (1657-1735) “Astro- theology”, 1st publ. 1714. it contains teleological arguments for the being and attributes of god, but also several newly identified astronomical objects. Ill. with 3 engr. folding pls (unsigned). Libr. stamp on title and short title (one erased). collector’s stamp. Ref. Conlon 29:434 (= BN, NUC). Bn-Opale plus (2). KB The Hague. Cp. Wellcome III 451 (1715 Enl. ed.).
