RELIGIOSA] - Lot 204

RELIGIOSA] NIEUWENTYT (D. and M.) The Existence of God Demonstrated by the Wonders of Nature, Amsterdam and Leipzig, published by Arkstee and Merkus, 1760 A substantial in-4 volume in full calfskin, with triple gilt borders on the covers; the ribbed spine is richly decorated with: half-title, (1) pages, 1 plate, (2) blank pages, 1 portrait, title page, (1) blank page, (6) pages, 46 pages, 584 pages, 28 fold-out plates, (12) index pages. This new French edition is more complete than the Paris edition published by Noguez in 1740. It contains the Preliminary Discourse on the Sources and Remedies of Atheism (46 pp.), which does not appear in the previous edition. A study seeking to prove the existence of God based on scientific observations. ...In which the structure of the human body, the elements, the celestial bodies, and their various effects are discussed. Water damage on the first few pages. Dulled corners. Worn headbands.