Image: Encyclopedie, Conditions proposed to Subscriber, 1745

Description: Encyclopedie, Conditions proposed to Subscriber, 1745 CONDITIONS PROPOSED TO SUBSCRIBERS. (translation) This dictionary will be printed with the same characters, & c in the same form as the four items donated for example at the end of this Prospectus. The paper is currently used will be exactly the same, only the Sousàripteurs. This book has five folio volumes. The first four contain about two hundred and fifty to two hundred sixty sheets. The fifth volume will contained hundred twenty pages, all designed & executed by good masters, & drawn on the best paper & most suitable for intaglio. The beginning of each volume will be adorned with beautiful vignettes, as intaglio. To provide the reader an eye character easy to read, it was determined that of the four items; & to avoid sixth volume, we took the party to give a great shape to this work, so as not to to overload each volume; Vocabulary is placed ALA head volume boards. This last part, the considerable truth, being a simple alphabetical order will be printed on the same character as this, which is that which was used for the notes of this Prospectus. Subscribers will pay in advance the amount of ... 48 Ibs. Receiving the first volume leaves sometime in June 1746 ... 20 Receiving the second volume in March 1747 ... 20 The third volume in the month of February 1748 ... 20 The fourth 8c fifth volumes at the end of "1748 ... 27This will create a large paper edition, for which advance pay 100 livres on. & Receiving work full 100 pounds (l). It can not be received to purchase or our fine paper, is for the general paper, which until last December of this year 1745. We will derive a very small number of copies using paper over the number of subscriptions, copy sheet will sell. 190 Ibs. One will give the beginning of the first volume name Subscribers & their qualities.
Title: Encyclopedie, Conditions proposed to Subscriber, 1745
Credit: Mémoire pour les libraires associés à l'Encyclopédie: contre le sieur Luneau de Boisjermain
Author: Luneau de Boisjermain, 1771
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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