Diderot, Denis, Various Authors, Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Art Et Des Métiers, Par Une Société De Gens De Lettres / Encyclopedia, Or Reasoned Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Crafts, by a Society of Men of Letters
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton and Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie.
1751 - 1772
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A complete 28-volume set of the true first edition of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s Encyclopedie, comprising 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates.
- Sold as a set of 28.
- Denis Diderot (French).
- Jean le Rond d'Alembert (French).
- Chevalier Jean de Jaucourt (French).
- Voltaire (French).
- Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (French).
- Baron d'Holbach (French).
- Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (French).
- Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (French).
- Jean-François Marmontel (French).
- Jacques Necker (French).
- Paris, Neufchastel [Neuchatel]: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1751–1772.
- Folios.
- All 2,885 of the original plates appear to be present.
- Bound in contemporary tree-calf, with banded and gilt-ornamented spines, and brown leather spine labels with gilt lettering, text block edges of all volumes are dyed red, marbled endpapers and cloth bookmarks.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Premier.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1751.
[xii], [foldout chart], lii, 914 pages, [errata page].
Includes the famous frontispiece engraving by Cochin, with explanatory text, as well as d’Alembert’s Discours Preliminaire.
Autographed signed letter of noted Diderot scholar Norman Torrey to Columbia President William Russell, dated November 11, 1953, laid in at front, in which Torrey explains to Russell how to determine if his copy of the Encyclopedie is a genuine first edition.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Second.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1751.
[iv], iv, 871 pages, [one errata page].
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Troisieme.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1753.
[iv], xvi, 905 pages, [one errata page].
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Quatrieme.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1754.
[iv], iv, 1098 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Cinquieme.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1755.
[iv], xviii, 1011 pages, [one errata page].
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Sixieme.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1756.
[iv], viii, 926 pages, [two errata pages].
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Septieme.
Paris: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1757.
[iv], xiv, 1030 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Huitieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], ii, 936 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Neuvieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 956 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Dixieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 927 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Onzieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 963 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Douzieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 965 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Treizieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 914 pages, 34 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Quatorzieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 949 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Quinzieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 950 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Sezieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 962 pages.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De
Gens De Lettres…Tome Dix-Septieme.
Neufchastel: Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1765.
[ii], 890 pages.
Plates Volumes:
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication (Planches Vol. 1.).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1762.
269 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Seconde Livraison, En Deux Parties. Premiere Partie (Planches Vol.
2.).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1763.
233 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Seconde Livraison, En Deux Parties. Seconde Partie (Planches Vol.
3).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1763.
201 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Troisieme Livraison (Planches Vol. 4).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1765.
298 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Quatrieme Livraison (Planches Vol. 5).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1767.
248 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Cinquieme Livraison, Ou Sixieme Volume (Planches Vol. 6).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1768.
294 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Sixieme Livraison, Ou Septieme Volume (Planches Vol. 7).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1769.
259 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Septieme Livraison, Ou Huitieme Volume (Planches Vol. 8).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1771.
254 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Huitieme Livraison, Ou Neuvieme Volume (Planches Vol. 9).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1771.
253 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Neuvieme Livraison, Ou Dixieme Volume (Planches Vol. 10).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1772.
337 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur
Explication. Dixieme Et Derniere Livraison, Ou Onzieme Et Dernier Volume
(Planches Vol. 11).
Paris: David Briasson, Durand Le Breton, 1772.
239 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject.
The text volumes were published between 1751 and 1765, the first seven listing Paris as their place of publication, and the remaining 10 volumes (all released in 1765) stating “Neufchastel.” The title pages of the text volumes include accent marks. These accord with the standard points for a true first edition. Some bibliographies count the double-, triple-, etc. plates as multiples (rendering a count of 3,129 plates). The figure "2,885" reflects the numbering of the encyclopedists themselves and represents the total of originally included plates (See Darnton, The Business of Enlightenment).
A foundational work in the history of modern European thought, the Encyclopedie began in 1745 as a modest plan by Parisian publisher Andre Francois le Breton to release a French translation of Ephraim Chambers’ 1728 Cyclopaedia. After an initial failure under the editorship of Gua de Malves, Le Breton turned to the brilliant Denis Diderot to guide the project. Under Diderot’s leadership, the endeavor was radically reimagined: this would be no mere translation, but a 10-volume work of original articles and plates encompassing the whole of human knowledge (the publisher’s prospectus of 1750 projected eight volumes of articles, two volumes of plates, and just 1,625 copies printed).
Co-editing the work alongside mathematician and philosopher Jean le Rond d’Alembert, and with the assistance of the indefatigable Chevalier de Jaucourt (who contributed nearly 25% of the text), Diderot assembled entries from dozens of the most brilliant figures then living in Europe. Among them were the Baron d'Holbach, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Marmontel, Condorcet, Necker and Turgot. The work was met, by equal degrees, with immense public enthusiasm and energetic efforts at censorship by French clergy and factions with the government. The travails overcome by Diderot and company have become the stuff of literary legend: multiple revocations of royal privilege, seizure of volumes from subscribers and the appearance of the Encyclopedie on the Church’s Index Librorum Prohibitorum. In 1759, facing a confluence of censorship and the departure of d’Alembert from the project, the project seemed nearly lost. But as the controversies grew, so did the public demand: subscriptions eventually quadrupled to over 4,000. The scope of the Encyclopedie expanded all the while, too, eventually swelling to seventeen volumes of text and eleven plates.
A series of legal contrivances largely orchestrated by the liberal Directeur de la librairie De Malesherbes allowed the printing of the plates volumes to continue largely unabated. However, the publication of the ten text volumes still unproduced was postponed until 1765 when all were simultaneously released (with “Neufchastel” stated falsely as the place of publication—the printing was carried out in Paris). However, the unscrupulous Le Breton, hoping to stave off further harassment by censors, had without Diderot’s knowledge significantly edited the proof-sheets before sending them to print. Diderot never forgave Le Breton and would forever view the Encyclopedie as a failure.
Despite Diderot’s disappointment, the 28-volume work he shepherded over the course of two decades would radically reshape Western philosophy. The Encyclopedie would come to be seen as the embodiment and icon of the Enlightenment project, epitomized in Cochin’s dramatic frontispiece and d’Alembert’s Discours Preliminaire in Vol. I of the articles. D’Alembert’s chart Systeme Figure des Connaissances Humaines, also appearing in the first volume, radically reoriented all of human knowledge and practice away from revelation and theology towards reason, memory and imagination. Beyond the authors’ wildest expectations or intentions, their work would make an overwhelming contribution to the emergence of the French Revolution in 1789, and form a cornerstone in the development of modern Western philosophy.
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Very GoodEncyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Premier.
Boards show light wear to edges, light bumping and wear to corners, and significant cracking to leather along joints.
Text block has light shelf wear and several instances of light soiling to edges, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves.
The foldout chart Systeme Figure des Connaissances Humaines is intact, but has a 1.5-inch tear along the bottom fold.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettrer…Tome Second.
Boards show light wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners.
Some minor chipping to leather on covers and at head of spine, and significant cracking to leather along joints.
Text block has several instances of light soiling to edges, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres..Tome Troisieme.
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Text block has light shelf wear to bottom edge, several instances of light soiling to top edge, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Quatrieme.
Boards show light wear overall, light bumping and wear to top corners, and moderate cracking to leather along joints.
Text block has light shelf wear to bottom edge, several instances of light soiling to top edge, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Cinquieme.
Boards show light wear overall, moderate bumping and wear corners, and moderate cracking to leather along joints.
Text block has several instances of light soiling, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Sixieme.
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Text block has light shelf wear to bottom edge, several instances of light soiling, very minor age-toning to pages throughout, and some minor creasing to top fore-edge of blank leaves.
Endpapers at back of volume.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Septieme.
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Text block has light shelf wear to bottom edge and very minor age-toning to pages throughout interior.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Huitieme.
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Text block has light age-toning, and occasional faint foxing throughout.
Foldout chart between pp. 934 and 935 is intact.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Neuvieme.
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Text block has light soiling to top edge.
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Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Dixieme.
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Text block and interior has light age-toning.
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Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Onzieme.
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Text block and interior has light age-toning.
Some light soiling to front endpapers.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Douzieme.
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Significant cracking to leather along spine, and moderate chipping to leather at tail of spine.
Top spine label has pulled away slightly from the spine, but is fully intact and attached.
Text block has light age-toning interiorly, and a small closed tear ffep [blank].
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Treizieme.
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Moderate wear to covers, and some minor chipping to leather at head/tail of spine. Text block has light age-toning, and very light soiling to top edge.
Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Quatorzieme.
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Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Quinzieme.
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Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Sezieme.
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Encyclopedie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonne Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Metiers, Par Une Societe De Gens De Lettres…Tome Dix-Septieme.
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Plates Volumes:
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication (Planches Vol. 1.).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Seconde Livraison, En Deux Parties. Premiere Partie (Planches Vol. 2.).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Seconde Livraison, En Deux Parties. Seconde Partie (Planches Vol. 3).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Troisieme Livraison (Planches Vol. 4).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Quatrieme Livraison (Planches Vol. 5).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Cinquieme Livraison, Ou Sixieme Volume (Planches Vol. 6).
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Plate xxi of the Histoire Naturelle section has partially separated from the binding (exposing part of the fore-edge, with some minor closed tears and light age-toning). All plates appear to be intact.
Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Sixieme Livraison, Ou Septieme Volume (Planches Vol. 7).
Boards show light plus wear to edges and corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, both spine labels are partially lifted from the spine with some minor chipping to bottom label (but attached and fully intact).
One minor instance of damage to the front cover apparently from application of an adhesive, and significant cracking to leather along joints.
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Septieme Livraison, Ou Huitieme Volume (Planches Vol. 8).
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Top spine label is partially lifted from the spine (but attached and fully intact).
Moderate wear to front cover, and light cracking to leather along joints.
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Huitieme Livraison, Ou Neuvieme Volume (Planches Vol. 9).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Neuvieme Livraison, Ou Dixieme Volume (Planches Vol. 10).
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Recueil De Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Dixieme Et Derniere Livraison, Ou Onzieme Et Dernier Volume (Planches Vol. 11).
Boards show light wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners.
Moderate chipping to head/tail of spine.
Significant cracking and chipping to leather along joints.
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