Estimate € 200 - 300
Sold € 380
Auction: 25 January 2022 at 10:00
DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784) - Jacques le fataliste et son maitre. Paris: Buisson, an cinquieme de la Republique [1796]. The most important work of Diderot's final years, inspired by Tristram Shandy. It is a a philosophical meta-novel written during the author's stay in the Netherlands in which Diderot makes fun of the novel-form and its rules. 2 parts in one volume, 8vo (197 x 125mm). Certificate of authenticity signed by Buisson on verso of title (some foxing). Contemporary calf, gilt spine (extremities rubbed, bottom edge of spine splitting).
Estimate € 200 - 300