Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display'd. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Vol. I. Translated from the original French, by Mr. Humphreys

All titles

• Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display'd. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Vol. I. Translated from the original French, by Mr. Humphreys
• Spectacle de la nature. English

People / Organizations

• Richard Franklin ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for R. Franklin, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, John Rivington, James Rivington and J. Fletcher [and 5 others in London], 1757. The eighth edition, revised and corrected.; ..

Publication year

1757

ESTC No.

T131953

Grub Street ID

180922

Description

v.1 ([2],xxiv,323,[13]p.),plates ; 12°.

Note

Anonymous. By Noël Antoine Pluche

With an additional collective titlepage, bearing the imprint: "printed for R. Francklin, C. Davis, S. Birt, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes" and 4 others in London, dated 1754

Part printed by William Bowyer; his records show 1500 copies printed.

Uncontrolled note

Not a reissue of 1739 ed., which has no direction line