15929704970001312637261000Standard Recordobject-96018168667970279014673034340001686679273393fitz-onlineadlib-object-96018https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/96018f75f8523-2429-38cc-b896-f812a426d4794referenceterm-102154adlib-term-102154153b3801-39e3-3b0d-9db7-da6c97b65a46bookreferenceterm-115336adlib-term-115336dd98b3ad-3e4e-34b7-9610-2406c322dffcJohn Dreyfusreferenceterm-106206adlib-term-106206da969d02-66a2-3e51-8dde-d1d8613f2ff6paperSupportIllustrationsThere are 8 colour-stencilled decorations by T.L. Poulton in blue, grey and gilt, showing planetary figures, plus other b/w decorations.referenceterm-27540adlib-term-27540ff8f772e-6e2f-3e6f-90b7-45f2384a61edstencil printingManuscripts and Printed BooksBy Bernard de Fontenelle, John Glanvill's translation, with a prologue by David Garnettix, [1], 138, [2] p. : ill. (part col.) ; 21 cmPB 311-20031accession numberPB 311-200396018priref96018urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/96018https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/96018referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-163304adlib-agent-1633040e27dd0d-b9f2-35cf-a525-961a52a4e2ecDreyfus, John200320052003-05bequeathed1929CE19291929authorreferenceagent-164530adlib-agent-164530a0fb1d91-5cfc-3369-aaaf-4c0d50ba935bFontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier)translatorreferenceagent-164529adlib-agent-1645296056cb4c-2c06-35bf-9ba2-3330422818c8Glanvill, Johncontributorreferenceagent-164471adlib-agent-16447114bb8ed2-9697-3c31-b64e-f7347d91ffbdGarnett, Davidpublisherreferenceagent-163622adlib-agent-1636225fb674ff-1f53-3ac9-ae90-ad57f51cf61bNonesuch Pressillustratorreferenceagent-164528adlib-agent-1645289a797011-cd58-3d07-959a-75eb10a617ddPoulton, T. L.designerreferenceagent-163746adlib-agent-16374686f3c2af-e174-390a-b498-20973546f826Meynell, Franciscompositorreferenceagent-164531adlib-agent-16453122efe31c-f140-36a1-a9d7-47c8b62e1d73Hay, T. W.printerreferenceagent-150490adlib-agent-15049066e66d75-2fd6-36df-8bae-6b20b54842ebCurwen Press"This edition of Fontenelle's La pluralité des mondes in John Glanvill's translation of 1688 consists of 1,200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press, and 400 copies for sale in the United States by Random House. It has been designed by Francis Meynell, composed by T.W. Hay at the Nonesuch Press, and printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press. The colour-stenciled decorations are by T.L. Poulton; the remainder are composed of astronomical signs."
Museum has copy no. 1130.
Bound in limp vellum, gold stamped on spine with title and on front cover with design (three flying figures). In slipcase (decorated paper over card).
All page edges untrimmed, top edge gilt.referenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferenceterm-34693adlib-term-34693c0f1da07-8d95-3352-baea-9d036957ee6bprinting inkreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPB 311-2003referenceterm-27526adlib-term-27526278f4a76-256d-379b-a3a5-3051e0842115printingA plurality of worldsobject
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