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The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, Robert Darnton.

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The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, by Robert Darnton.

Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature to the first free endpaper (with previous owner's bookplate opposite on first pastedown - C. Dolkens). Please see our other listings for related works.

Published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England, 1979, first edition.

A fascinating account of the publication of Diderot's Encyclopedie, and the social, cultural and economic context surrounding it.

A near fine grey linen cloth hardback with a good dustjacket. The jacket is sunned to spine, with some shelf wear and rubbing. Text is soundly bound and is bright throughout. 

xiv + 624pp.

Weight approximately 1110g unpacked.

Dimensions: Approximately 240mm high x 170mm wide x 44mm deep.

 
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