[FRÉDÉRIC II (king of Prussia). Works of the philosopher of - Lot 132

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[FRÉDÉRIC II (king of Prussia). Works of the philosopher of - Lot 132
[FRÉDÉRIC II (king of Prussia). Works of the philosopher of Sans-Souci. New edition, with very beautiful figures, nice vignettes, and variants. Berlin, and found in Amsterdam, by J. H. Schneider, 1764. Three parts in 2 vols. in-12, front, 322 p., [1] f. (table), 23 p. (variants) + 171 p., [1] f. ; [6] f., XXII-130 p., [1] f. (table), 23-24 p., figs, pl., fr., late 18th c. speckled tan basane, smooth back, fleurons and fillets, smooth spine, gilt fleurons and fillets, green title and tomaison, yellow edges (worms' work at the head of a spine, small snags at 3 headpieces, light wetness at the foot of p. of qq. ff. of t.1, trace of stamp at titles). Beautiful edition illustrated with a repeated frontispiece, 2 title vignettes, one of which repeated, a repeated headband with arms, and 8 plates, 6 of which illustrate L'Art de la guerre, all engraved on copper, the pl. and the fronts by Fokke. The end of the volume contains 2 pieces by the same author, with separate pagination : - Éloge du Prince Henri de Prusse. Read in the Extraordinary Assembly of the Royal Academy of Sciences on December 30, 1767. Amsterdam, J.H. Schneider, 1767. [And]: - Speech delivered at the Royal Assembly of Sciences and Belles-lettres of Prussia. Thursday, January 2nd, 1770. Amsterdam, J.H. Schneider, 1770. The title of the third part bears the address "Au donjon du château, avec privilège d'Apollon" and the date 1762.
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