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1	Quicksilver more books like this by Neal Stephenson add to wishlist In the first of a projected trilogy, Stephenson explores alchemy as one of the roots of mathematics and computers. With the ancestors of characters appearing in CRYPTONOMICON (Stephenson's previous novel), this literary adventure traverses Europe of the 1700s, with stops in the laboratories of some of the most famous scientists of the day, while ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
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3	The Age of Reason (1700-1789) more books like this by Sir Harold George Nicolson add to wishlist This is a study of the 18th century. Nicolson called his book a gallery of portraits, e.g. Saint Simon, elegant, a social climber; the dashing Prince Potemkin; Count Cagliostro, practitioner of black arts; Thomas Paine, inflamer of the masses; Jacques Casanova, lover, pornographer, and con man. This single masterful volume synthesizes, through ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.10! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The eighteenth century background; studies on the idea of nature in the thought of the period more books like this by Basil Willey add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century more books like this by John Nichols add to wishlist see all copies from $5.07! new only from $30.95! \| first editions
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8	Utopia's Garden: French Natural History from Old Regime to Revolution more books like this by Emma C Spary add to wishlist This history of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris covers the years from its founding in 1626, when it was used to grow medicinal plants for a hospital, to the Revolution, when newly liberated citizens felt free to pick flowers there. see all copies from $20.00! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
9	Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture more books like this by Professor Timothy Erwin, Professor Catherine Ingrassia (Editor), Professor Ourida Mostefai (Editor) add to wishlist Throughout the 18th century, shifts in political power and social structures were making their way across Europe and into the New World. In this volume, editors Ourida Mostefai and Catherine Ingrassia have brought together four clusters of related essays that explore the complexities of national and international identity in light of these changes ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $23.83! \| first editions
10	Europe in the eighteenth century; aristocracy and the bourgeois challenge more books like this by George F. E. Rudé add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
11	The age of ideas; from reaction to revolution in eighteenth-century France more books like this by George Remington Havens add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	The king and queen of swords more books like this by Tom Arden add to wishlist Jem, true prince of Ejland, sets out on the second stage of his quest, seeking the long-lost mystic crystals of the gods. Jem heads for the city of Agondon seeking the green Crystal of Viana. Meanwhile his true love, Cata, is caught in the machinations of her evil Aunt Umbecca. Robbed of her memory, scrubbed and civilised, the wild girl has been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
13	Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture more books like this by Professor Ourida Mostefai (Editor), Professor Catherine Ingrassia (Editor) add to wishlist This volume of "Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture" explores the revolutions in culture, politics, and art that took place throughout the 18th century. The first section of the book focuses on the role that women played in both the formation and the expression of culture, whether as manufacturers or consumers. The second group of essays studies ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $21.66!
14	The eighteenth century more books like this by George F. E. Rudé (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
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16	The age of illusion: manners and morals 1750-1848. - more books like this by James Laver add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! first editions
17	The Varied Pattern: Studies in the 18th Century more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $3.83! signed copies \| first editions
18	England in the Eighteenth Century more books like this by Robert B. Mowat add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! first editions
19	The Modernity of the eighteenth century. more books like this by Louis Tonko Milic, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
20	Questioning History: The Postmodern Turn to the Eighteenth Century more books like this by Greg Clingham add to wishlist Traditional eighteenth-century paradigms of reason, truth, and nature underlie modern concepts of self, gender, sex, etc. that are challenged today in the name of a more liberated and pluralistic problematics. This book is the first of two volumes of essays that identify this postmodern challenge. It examines the historiography of postmodern ... see all copies from $17.54! new only from $68.40! \| first editions
21	European Thought in the Eighteenth Century: From Montesquieu to Lessing more books like this by Paul Hazard add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! first editions
22	The Triumph of Culture: 18th Century Perspectives more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $3.87! first editions
23	The Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibilography, N. S. 15 for 1989 more books like this by Jim S. Borck (Editor) add to wishlist Intended as a reference for students of 18th-century studies, this text covers many subject areas including English and American literature, the history of science, philosophy of religion and music. The book is broken down into related disciplines to aid study. see all copies from $6.40! new only from $367.69!
24	The Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibliography more books like this by Jim S. Borck (Editor) add to wishlist This reference work provides bibliographic details for students of 18th-century studies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.50! \| first editions
25	A dictionary of eighteenth-century history more books like this by Jeremy Black, Roy Porter add to wishlist The 18th century was a dramatic time of spectacular contrasts: the age of englightenment, exploration and improvement on the one hand, and of revolution, rioting, cruelty and vice on the other. It saw the wealthy empires of Europe expand to the Pacific; the great philosophers of the age - Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Hume -redefine thinking; the ... see all copies from $18.97! new only from $20.00! \| first editions

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