Research Catalog

Title

A plurality of worlds. John Glanvill's translation, with a prologue by David Garnett.

Author

Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757

Publication

[London] The Nonesuch Press, 1929.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Glanvill, John, 1664?-1735
• Garnett, David, 1892-1981
• Poulton, T. L. (Tom L.)
• Meynell, Francis, 1891-1975
• Nonesuch Press
• Nonesuch Press. pbl
• Curwen Press. prt

Description

ix, [1], 138, [2] p. : illus.(part col.); 21 cm. in case 22 cm.

Summary

The Nonesuch Press was founded in London, England in 1922 by Francis Meynell (1891-1975), Vera Mendel (dates unknown), and David Garnett (1892-1981). Originally published in 1686, Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle's 'Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds' offers an explanation for the heliocentric model of the Universe put forward by Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543.

Uniform Title

Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes. English

Alternative Title

Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes.

Subject

Plurality of worlds

Genre/Form

Stencil prints.

Note

• At head of title: Bernard de Fontenelle.
• "This edition of Fontenelle's La pluralité des mondes in John Glanvill's translation of 1688 consists of 1,200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch press, and 400 copies for sale in the United States by Random house. It has been designed by Francis Meynell, composed by T.W. Hay at the Nonesuch press, and printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen press. The colour stencilled decorations are by T.L. Poulton; the remainder are composed of astronomical signs."

Indexed In (note)

• Dreyfus, John. History of Nonesuch Press,

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

LCCN

^^^30028972^//r40

OCLC

• 2111213
• SCSB-10486207

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library