French Philosophy Books of 18th Century - set of 7
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Seven volumes from the rare and historically significant 1773 third edition of Alexandre Savérien's "Histoire des Philosophes Modernes," published by Bleuet & Guillaume in Paris, bound in half-leather with hand-tooled spines, gilt lettering, raised bands, and marbled paper covers whose beautifully aged patina tells the story of 251 years of careful preservation. Discovered at an antique bookseller in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this collection is richly illustrated throughout with engraved portraits and allegorical illustrations by François, graveur du Roi de Pologne, chronicling the lives of history's greatest modern thinkers from Erasmus and Hobbes to Newton and Leibnitz across metaphysics, natural philosophy, mathematics, physics, and the sciences that shaped the Enlightenment. Complete sets are described by antiquarian specialists as "très rarement réuni" (very rarely brought together) and typically valued at €2,000-3,000+, making this nearly complete collection of seven original volumes both an extraordinary find for serious book collectors and a captivating decorative statement that brings instant character, intellectual depth, and endless conversation to any interior.
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Material: Paper, Leather
Dimensions: 7" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/4"
Pamela's notes
This is the oldest set in my collection from France, seven volumes from 1773, over 250 years old. They're not pristine, but that's part of their story. The bindings are intact, the engraved portraits still beautiful, and the sheer age of them is what captivates me. There's something profound about holding a book from the year before the American Revolution. These belong somewhere they can be appreciated for their historical weight—a library, a study, stacked on a console where guests will inevitably pick one up and marvel at the date.
Seven volumes from the rare and historically significant 1773 third edition of Alexandre Savérien's "Histoire des Philosophes Modernes," published by Bleuet & Guillaume in Paris, bound in half-leather with hand-tooled spines, gilt lettering, raised bands, and marbled paper covers whose beautifully aged patina tells the story of 251 years of careful preservation. Discovered at an antique bookseller in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this collection is richly illustrated throughout with engraved portraits and allegorical illustrations by François, graveur du Roi de Pologne, chronicling the lives of history's greatest modern thinkers from Erasmus and Hobbes to Newton and Leibnitz across metaphysics, natural philosophy, mathematics, physics, and the sciences that shaped the Enlightenment. Complete sets are described by antiquarian specialists as "très rarement réuni" (very rarely brought together) and typically valued at €2,000-3,000+, making this nearly complete collection of seven original volumes both an extraordinary find for serious book collectors and a captivating decorative statement that brings instant character, intellectual depth, and endless conversation to any interior.
Details & Care
Material: Paper, Leather
Dimensions: 7" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/4"
Pamela's notes
This is the oldest set in my collection from France, seven volumes from 1773, over 250 years old. They're not pristine, but that's part of their story. The bindings are intact, the engraved portraits still beautiful, and the sheer age of them is what captivates me. There's something profound about holding a book from the year before the American Revolution. These belong somewhere they can be appreciated for their historical weight—a library, a study, stacked on a console where guests will inevitably pick one up and marvel at the date.
