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Bacon, Francis
Estimate
600 - 1,000 EUR
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Description
- La Nouvelle Atlantide de François Bacon, chancelier d'Angleterre. Traduite en françois, & continuée : avec des Reflexions sur l'institution & les occupations des Académies françoise des Sciences & des Inscriptions. Par M.R[aguet]. Paris, Jean Musier, 1702.
édition originale de la traduction. In-12 (160 x 90 mm), (6) ff., XIX pp., 253 pp., (3) pp. de privilège.
reliure de l'époque. Basane fauve, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre, roulette dorée sur les coupes, tranches jaspées.
reliure de l'époque. Basane fauve, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre, roulette dorée sur les coupes, tranches jaspées.
Provenance
Robert de Billy (ex-libris).
Literature
Gibson, Thomas More and Moreana, 1961, n° 755 : « The added matter and the continuation are longer than the original. In effect the work is a delightful attack on utopianism. » -- Versins, Encyclopédie de l'utopie, 1972, p. 862 : « La première technocratie véritable. »
Condition
Joli exemplaire en reliure de l'époque, de la bibliothèque Robert de Billy, avec ex-libris. Coiffe inférieure et coins retouchés.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
La traduction de l'anglais et les Reflexions critiques reviennent à l'abbé Raguet qui s'en prend à la manie utopique et au rêve d'une société érigée par et pour la science.
Sous la forme romanesque d'un récit de voyage, Francis Bacon « fonde son utopie sur le savoir scientifique, inaugurant ainsi le genre de la science-fiction » (Utopie. La quête de la société idéale en Occident, BnF, 2000, n° 78). Voir aussi le lot 18 de ce catalogue.
Coiffe inférieure et coins retouchés.