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RAYNAL, GUILLAUME THOMAS FRANCOIS Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Etablissements et du Commerce des Europeens dans les Deux Indes
Neuchatel, Geneve, Chez Les Libraires Associés. 1783. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 10 volumes. Each text volume with copper-engraved frontispiece. Full-leather. Fine edition of Raynal's seminal work on the relations between the European colonial powers and their far-off conquests and domains. Text vols. are (8vo), morocco lettering pieces. First published anonymously in 1770 in a shorter version, the book expressed strong sentiments against despotism, slavery, the established religious order, the Inquisition, and the colonial system in general. It was suppressed by the French monarchy, and early editions were produced in Geneva, Amsterdam, Lausanne, The Hague, London and elsewhere. A large part of this work is said to have been written by Diderot. The book was condemned by the French parliament and church dignitaries, and Raynal was obliged to leave France. The present copy is finely bound in contemporary French mottled calf, fine set. I: Retrato grabado del autor + X p. + 416 p. y 3 estados plegados; II: Portada grabada, VIII p. + 331 p. y 5 estados plegados; III: Portada grabada, VIII p. + 345 p.; IV: Portada grabada, VIII p. + 327 p. y un estado plegado; V: Portada grabada, VIII p. + 346 p.; VI: Portada grabada, VII p. + 335 p. + 7 estados plegados; VII: Portada grabada, VII p. + 328 p. 3 estados plegados; VIII: Portada grabada, VIII p. + 364 p. 5 estados plegados; IX: Portada grabada, IV p. + 362 p.; X: Portada grabada, 1 h. + 430 p. Diez vol. enc. en plena piel, tejuelos, cortes pintados, lomeras cuajadas. Muy bien conservado, ejemplar limpio. La obra se posiciona fuertemente contra la esclavitud, el despotismo, la inquisición y el poder de las órdenes religiosas, y el sistema colonial en general. Fue censurado por la monarquía en Francia, motivo por el cual las primeras publicaciones se imprimieron en Ginebra, Lausanne, Londres y otros lugares. Se cree que gran parte de este trabajo fue escrito por el propio Diderot.

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