Description

DIDEROT Denis
Complete works

Brière, Paris 1821, Fort octavo (12.5 x 21 cm.), 22 volumes, beautiful half-leather binding, blue marbled edges, scattered foxing. 
T1-2: Philosophy, with the preface by Naigeon in the 1798 edition. T3: Mixtures of literature and philosophy.T4: Theater.T5-6-7: Novels and Tales.T8-9-10: Salons; Mathematics.T11-12: Essay on the reigns of Claudius and Nero; Essay on studies in Russia; Correspondence.T13 to 20: Encyclopedic dictionary. T.20 Complete history of the Encyclopedia and table of contents and general table of articles. T21: Unpublished works of Diderot: Le Neveu de Rameau. Travel to Holland. Correspondence. General and analytical table of materials contained in the Works of Diderot.T22: Historical and philosophical memoirs on the Life and Works of D. Diderot by JA Naigeon. In memory of D. Diderot by M. de Meister, Portrait of Denis Diderot by Mme Therbouche 1823, engraved by Bertonnier in this volume.

Certainly the best edition of Diderot’s works & very complete with the important first edition in French of Neveu de Rameau (the original French manuscript was not found until 1891) and the volume of Historical and Philosophical Memoirs on the life and works of Diderot by Naigeon, a volume which is most often missing since it was deleted by decision of the Royal Court.
Ex-Libris by Jules Henissart in all volumes

T1-2: Philosophy, with the preface by Naigeon in the 1798 edition. T3: Mixtures of literature and philosophy.T4: Theater.T5-6-7: Novels and Tales.T8-9-10: Salons; Mathematics.T11-12: Essay on the reigns of Claudius and Nero; Essay on studies in Russia; Correspondence.T13 to 20: Encyclopedic dictionary. T.20 Complete history of the Encyclopedia and table of contents and general table of articles. T21: Unpublished works of Diderot: Le Neveu de Rameau. Travel to Holland. Correspondence. General and analytical table of materials contained in the Works of Diderot.T22: Historical and philosophical memoirs on the Life and Works of D. Diderot by JA Naigeon. In memory of D. Diderot by M. de Meister, Portrait of Denis Diderot by Mme Therbouche 1823, engraved by Bertonnier in this volume. Certainly t