Introduction à la philosophie, contenant la metaphysique et la logique. Traduite du Latin.

4to: [8]-472 pp. (minor spotting).

Contemp. marbled sheep (rubbed, some tears), richly gilt flat spine with red leather title label, marbled edges. Very good large paper copy.

French translation by Élie de Joncourt (1st ed. Leiden 1737) of a treatise on metaphysics (belief and doubt) by the Leiden professor of philosophy W.J. Gravesande (1688-1742). Pt. 2 also deals with cryptography. The present ed./issue is in fact a duodecimo re-imposed in quarto. Engr. vign. on title. Engr. headpiece.
Ref. Cp. STCN 306061856 (diff. coll. & fingerprint). - Cp. Conlon 37:496 (1st ed.). - Cp. Bierens de Haan 1821.