Correspondance Litteraire, Philosophique et Critique de Grimm et de Diderot, Depuis 1753 Jusqu'en 1790 (15 Tomes)

Friedrich Melchior Grimm, Denis Diderot, Jacques-Henri Meister, Jules-Antoine Taschereau, A. Chaude

Furne, Paris, 1829-1831

[The World of the French Enlightenment]  15 volume set. Rebound in sturdy modern black buckram cloth.  Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. Scattered foxing, toning. La Correspondance litteraire, philosophique et critique was a cultural newsletter printed 1753-1790. Written by Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, the newsletter also included contributions from Denis Diderot and Madame d'Epinay.  Grimm's newsletter gives readers a window on a broad range of Parisian cultural affairs and includes occasionally biting criticism of contemporary literature, art, and theater.  The Correspondance litteraire was  where Diderot first published the Salons, his essays of art criticism.  Contents:T.I. 1753-1756; T.II. 1756-1760; T.III. 1761-1764; T.IV. 1764-1765; T.V. 1766-1768; T.VI. 1768-1770; T.VII. 1770-1772; T.VIII. 1772-1776; T.IX. 1776-1778; T.X. 1778-1781; T.XI. 1782-1783; T.XII. 1784-1785; T.XIII. 1786-1787; T.XIV. 1788-1789; T.XV. 1790-Opuscules;  

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