La physique du monde. 1775. Deshayes.
CONTEMPORARY FULL MOROCCO BINDING with ARMS
DESHAYES, P. B. Physique du monde, démontrée par une seule cause & un seul principe, communs à tous les corps en général.
Versailles, Paris, Blaizot, Valade, 1775.
1250 €
8vo (7,7x4,7 inches) of xvi pp., 244 pp., [2] ff. binding: Contemporary full red morocco. Flat spine. Covers with arms of Louis PHÉLYPEAUX, duc de LA VRILLIÈRE, ministre d’État (1705-1777). Gilt rolls on turn-ins. Gilt edges. Few minor spotting. A little lack on the back. Corners chipped.
In this work, the author outlines a, alternative theory of the world to the physics of his time. He revisits the theory of the four elements (air, water, fire, earth) giving primary consideration to the air.
RARE COPY. CONTEMPORARY FULL MOROCCO BINDING with ARMS of Louis PHÉLYPEAUX, duc de LA VRILLIÈRE on COVERS.
provenance: Louis PHÉLYPEAUX, duc de LA VRILLIÈRE, french minister d’État (1705-1777). (arms on coverss).
