Tavernier, Paul.

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Description

Kratkie razgovory o raznikh; Do nauk [Short conversations about different scientific and other subjects]. St Petersburg: Tip. Senat, 1761

4to (190 x 160mm.), modern half calf, first 4 leaves supplied from a shorter copy, occasional light dampstaining or spotting

Catalogue Note

first edition in book form, first published as a journal in 1757. This work, composed in the form of dialogues, covers subjects such as comets, astrology, metals, waters, chiromancy and melancholy. The British Library suggests that Paul Tavernier may be a pseudonymous name.