DESCARTES (René). LE MONDE de Mr. Descartes, ou Le Traité...

DESCARTES (René). LE MONDE de Mr. Descartes, ou Le Traité de la Lumiere et des Autres Principaux objects des Sens. A Paris. 1664.

DESCARTES (René)
LE MONDE de Mr. Descartes, ou Le Traité de la Lumiere et des Autres Principaux objects des Sens. Avec un Discours de l' Action des Corps, & un autre des Fiévres, composez selon les principes du méme Auteur. A Paris: Chez Michel Bobin & Nicolas le Gras, 1664.

¶8, A-Q8, R2, A-B8, A-B8; [16], 260, 32, 30 [2 br.] pp.; 165 mm. Modern full calf; gilted spine; red edges; Conde da Ponte's ex-libris on verso of title page; full page illustrations trimmed near the printed edge.

FIRST EDITION of this treatise on natural philosophy, written by Descartes between 1632 and 1633 and published posthumously in 1664. The treatise on the world consists of two parts, Treatise on Light, which addresses the theory of light, and a "Discours du mouvement Local" in which the physiology of man is addressed, describing his anatomy and a theory of blood circulation. Very rare, important and valuable.