Histoire philosophique et politique. Des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tome premier [-septieme]
Contributors: Deleyre, Alexandre, 1726-1796; Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Publisher: [chez Gosse, Fils.]
Published: 1774
Place of publication: A La Haye
Language: fre
Number of pages: 595
Subjects: Colonization; Commerce; Discovery and exploration; History
Notes: Author's name from Barbier (and from portrait)

Originally published Amsterdam, 1770.

Edition in 7 volumes in octavo, with 19 books of text, 4 folded maps designed by Rigobert Bonne, a frontispiece illustration in each volume and a portrait of Raynal in v.1.

According to various sources, the following persons provided substantial information and collaborated with Raynal in the writing of the text: Denis Diderot; Jean Pechméja; Paul Henri Dietrich Holbach; Paulze; J. Dutasta; and abbé Martin.

Authorship of book 19 (v.7: p. 188-398) sometimes exclusively assigned to Alexandre Deleyre; other sources state text partly written by Raynal and partly by Deleyre, while yet different sources report Deleyre as editor of book 19. This book was also published separately under title: Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Tableau de l'Europe. The Hague, 1774, in both 8vo and 12mo.

Vignette on title pages.

Publisher's name only in imprint of v.7.

Half titles read: Histoire philosophique et politique. Tome premier [-septieme]

Errors in paging, including in v.1: p. 593-595 as "583"-"585" and in v.4: p. 402-408 as "502"-"508"

Plates (12) unnumbered.

Cf. Barbier, A.A.  Ouvrages anonymes 8264.

Errata (v.1: p. 585 [i.e. 595]; v.2: p. 410-411; v.3: p. 611 [i.e. 585]-586; v.4: p. 508; v.5: p. 407; v.6: p. [1] at end, verso of p. 375)

Includes indexes.

Sabin 68080n.

Cioranescu, A.  18.s., 52348.

Feugère, A.  Bib. critique de l'abbé Raynal, 37.

For collation by signatures, see the John Carter Brown Library's bibliographical file.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary calf.