‎Dictionaries‎

‎ROBINET, JEAN-BAPTISTE-RENÉ (edt.).‎

‎Dictionnaire Universel des Sciences Morale, Économique, Politique et Diplomatique". ou Bibliothèque de l'homme d'état et du Citoyen. 30 vols. - [ROBINET'S ""DICTIONNAIRE UNIVERSEL""]‎

‎London, chez les Libraires associés, 1777 - 1783 [Presumably printed in Liège by Clément Plomteux in association with Elmsly in London, van Harrevelt in Amsterdam, Rosset in Lyon and Panckoucke in Paris]. 4to. Uniformly bound in 30 contemporary half calf binding with leather title-label with gilt lettering to spines. Wear to extremities and small paper-label paper on to top of spines. First few leaves in most volumes with light soiling, otherwise internally very fine and clean. Complet.‎

‎First edition of Robinet monumental encyclopedia, still regarded as being the first main encyclopedia on European social sciences. Robinet, in collaboration with Charles-Joseph Panckoucke were exponents of Diderot's Encyclopédie, and published a supplement to it in four volumes (1776-1777), the present work published as a direct extension to the Encyclopédie.Robinet is one of the precursors in the history of evolutionary thought who contributed to the process which later crystallized in the work of Charles Darwin.‎

Bookseller reference : 54047

‎MOLBECH, CHRISTIAN.‎

‎Dansk Ordbog indeholdende det danske Sprogs Stammeord, tilligemed afledede og sammensatte Ord, efter den nuværende Sprogbrug forklarede i deres forskiellige Betydninger, og ved Talemaader og Exempler oplyste. 1.-2. Deel. 2 Bd.‎

‎Kiöbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1833. 2 samtidige hldrbd. Rygforgyldning og skindtitel. Gl. ejernavn og stempel på titelblad. LXXXII, 700,732 pp.‎

‎Originaludgaven.‎

Bookseller reference : 54082

‎MOELLER (MØLLER), J.G.P.‎

‎Teutsch= Schwedisches und Schwedisch=Teutsches Wörterbuch. 2 Bd. (Her Teutsch Schwedisches).‎

‎Stockholm, Upsala, Åbo, Greifswald, M. Swederus, 1782-85. Lex8vo. 2 contemp. full mottled calf. Gilt spines, titlelabels with gilt lettering. Repair to top of spine on vol. 2. (14)pp,1300,1542 columns.‎

Bookseller reference : 54680

‎VENERONI, JEAN (ET) CHARLES PLACARDI.‎

‎Le Dictionaire Imperial, dans les quatre langues Principales de L'Europe savoir (L'Italienne - La Francoise - L'Allemande - La Latine) sont proposée & eclaircies par leur mots simples & les differentes significations de ceux-ci... et preentement r...‎

‎Cologne & Francfort, Metternich, 1766. 4to. 2 contemp. full calf. raised bands. Richgly gilt spines. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. Spineends restored. Stampon title-pages. (8),882(2),570,154,218 pp. Clean and fine.‎

‎First edition.‎

Bookseller reference : 55868

‎DITTMAR, S.G. (HRSG.).‎

‎Aurora. Zeitschrift in monatlichen Heften, über Witterungs= Erd = und Menschenkunde. Heft I-XI.‎

‎Berlin, Christiani, 1821. 4to. Contemp. blue boards, clothbacked later. 296,(214) pp., 4 folded tables, 1 folded engraved plate, 1 folded engraved map, handcoloured. Scattered marginal brownspots.‎

Bookseller reference : 56051

‎"BLICHER, S.S. (STEEN STEENSEN) og J.M. ELMENHOFF (UDG.).‎

‎Nordlyset. Et Maanedsskrivt, udgivet af S.S. Blicher og J.M. Elmenhoff. Iste-XIIte Bind. (Alt som udkom).‎

‎Randers, Elmenhoff, 1827-29. Indbundet i 12 ensartede lidt senere hldrbd. Rig rygforgyldning, forgyldte skindtitler. Første hefte i første bind er på skrivepapir og lidt afvigende i størrelse hvorfor nederste margin er formeret med ca. 1 cm. og her er også et blad repareret for en mindre rift med tab af enkelte bogstaver i de sidste 8 linier. Her og der med lidt spredte brunpletter, men et ganske velbevaret eksemplar. De fleste bind har Einar Christiansens exlibris.‎

‎Originaltrykket af ""Nordlyset"" i komplet stand og af største sjældenhed. Det meste af tidsskriftets indhold blev leveret af Blicher selv, og det er heri at nogle af Blichers store og vigtigste noveller er udkommet, så som ""Jøderne paa Hald"", ""Præsten i Vejlbye"", ""Hosekræmmeren"", ""Hvor forandret"", ""Røverstuen"", ""Sildig Opvaagnen"", ""Kjeltringeliv"", oversættelsen af Goldsmiths ""Præsten i Wakefield"" samt en lang række andre fortællinger og artikler. Det er her i Nordlysperioden, at Blicher for alvor finder sin fortælleform og stil.Bertelsen, 12. - Bibliografi over indholdet i ""Nordlyset"" se S. Sørensen: ""Nordlys-Perioden i Blichers Digtning, pp. 161-68.‎

Bookseller reference : 57374

‎VILSOËT, CONSTANT.‎

‎Nouveau Dictionnaire de Marine contenant les Termes de Navigation, D'Architecture Navale, D'Artillerie, de Corderie et de Commerce. Francais-Danois et Danois-Francais.‎

‎Copenhaque, Behrend, 1830. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine.Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Spine slightly rubbed. Stamps on title-page. (10),191,(3) pp. Scattered brownspots.‎

Bookseller reference : 57897

‎BAJOT, (LOUIS-MARIE) (RED.) - MINISTÈRE DE LA MARINE ET DE COLONIES (PUBL.).‎

‎Annales maritimes et coloniales, ou Recueil de Lois et Ordonnances royales, Réglemens et Décisions ministérielles, M´rmoires, Observations et Notices particilières, et généralement de tout ce qui peut intéresser la Marine et les Colonies, sous les rap...‎

‎Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1816-47. 8vo. Bound in 101 physical volumes in contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Light wear to top of spine, occassionally rubbed, a few with tears to spines. With folded maps, plates, plans, tables. Scattred brownspots to some volumes.‎

‎Extremely scarce in complete state as this, being one of the main sources for French colonial and marine history, dealing with ethnography, voyages, surveys, medicine (KERAUDREN), technology, hydrography, sailing manuals, navigation, geography, carthography, oceanography, commerce etc. etc.First serie: the years 1816-21 comprising 2 vols. each, 1822-30 comprising 3 vols. (1827 and 1830 each: 4 vols) - Second serie: each year comprising 3 vols. - Third serie from 4 to 5 vols. each year.‎

Bookseller reference : 58473

‎ROUX, PHILIBERT JOSEPH LE.‎

‎Dictionnaire comique, satyrique, critique, burlesque, libre et proverbial.‎

‎Lyon, Beringo, 1735. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Super ex-libris to front board and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Vague marginal dampstain but overall a nice copy. (4), 668 pp.‎

‎Later expanded edition of Le Roux's popular dictionary on proverbs originally published in 1718. Le Roux was forced to flee from France to Belgium after publishing a biography critical of François de la Chaise, French Jesuit priest, and confessor of King Louis XIV of France.‎

Bookseller reference : 61072

‎LUDWIG, CHRISTIAN.‎

‎A dictionary English, German and French, Containing not only the English words in their Alphabetical Order, together with their several significations but also their proper accent, phrases (...) - Englisch-Teutsch-Franzosisch Lexicon, worinnen nicht... - [FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST ENGLISH/GERMAN DICTIONARY]‎

‎Leipzig, Thomas Fritschen, 1706. 4to. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges and gilt lettering to spine. All edges coloured in red. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris (Carl Juel, Danish statesman and owner of Valdemar's Castle) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Two-line note in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. First 5 leaves evenly browned. A very nice and clean copy. (14), 786 pp. + frontispiece depicting Sophia Electress of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of England, mother of George I.‎

‎The very rare first edition of this important and influential first English/German dictionary: “Thus when, in 1706, Ludwig inaugurated the history of bilingual German/English lexicography, it was as a somewhat late first entrant to the history of bilingual dictionaries among what we might today consider the ‘major’ languages of Europe, and certainly notably later than English–French, English–Spanish, English–Italian and English–Dutch lexicography. It is telling that Ludwig had recourse to the older practice of adapting an existing bilingual source. There were as yet no monolingual German dictionaries on which to draw.” (McLelland, Christian Ludwig (1660–1728) and the beginnings of German/English lexicography) Ludwig’s dictionary was not only the first but also so good it was do dominate the market for an entire century. The first leaves comprise a long dedication to Sophia, Electress of Hanover. For a time it looked as if she was to succeed to the throne of England, hence the relative sudden interest in Germany of such a dictionary. Sophia died less than two months before she would have become Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Consequently, her son George I became King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714. “Dedicating his 1706 dictionary to Sophia, Electoral Princess and duchess-dowager of Hanover, Ludwig remarked on the change in Anglo-German relations from previous entfremdung und widerwillen (‘alienation and antipathy’) to eine erwünschte vereinigung (‘a desired unification’) through the anticipated royal dynastic connection. In 1716 Ludwig similarly pointed out that his German–English dictionary was timely (‘an der zeit’), since the ascent of the Hanoverian George I to the throne in 1714 meant English and German people were now ‘würcklich verknüpfft’ (‘really connected’). (McLelland, Christian Ludwig (1660–1728) and the beginnings of German/English lexicography). It was reprinted in 1736, 1763 and 1791.‎

Bookseller reference : 61320

‎BOYER, ABEL.‎

‎The Royal Dictionary abridged. In two parts. I. French and English. II. English and French. Containing above five thousand words more than any French and English dictionary yet extant (...).‎

‎London, J. and J. Knapton (and others), 1728. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end paper. Light wear to extremities, spine slightly miscoured. Text in three columns. Internally nice and clean. (1016) pp. + frontispiece.‎

Bookseller reference : 61397

‎JÖCHER, CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB.‎

‎Compendioses Gelehrten-Lexicon darinnen die Gelehrten, als Fursten und Staats-Leute, die in der Literatur erfahren, Theologi, Prediger, Juristen, Politici, Medici, Philologi, Philosophi (...). Andere Auflage. 2 parts.‎

‎Leipzig, J.F. Gleditschens seel. Sohn, 1726. Large8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with five raised bands and blindtooled ornamentation to spine. Text in two columns. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Extremities with a few scratches and upper inner corner of front board with black mark. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. A few annotations in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. A nice copy. (26) pp. 1628 columns, (2), 1682 columns, (3) pp. + frontispiece.‎

‎Second edition, here in an attractive binding, of Jörcher's popular lexicon. Christian Gottlieb Jöcher (1694-1758) was a German academic, librarian and lexicographer.‎

Bookseller reference : 61441

‎HEDERICHE, M. BENJAMIN.‎

‎Reales Schul-Lexicon, Worinne nicht allein Von den Laendern, Staedten, Schloessern, Meeren, (...).‎

‎Leipzig: Gleditsch, 1717. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with five raised bands with blindstamped ornamentation to spine and boards. All edges coloured in red. A few scratches and light misolouring to extremities. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally very fine and clean, a nice copy. Text in two columns. (6), 2868 columns, (28) pp. + frontispiece.‎

‎First edition of Hederich's popular lexicon intended for use in schools.‎

Bookseller reference : 61481

‎ALLGEMEINE DEUTSCHE REAL=ENCYKLOPÄDIE‎

‎für gebildeten Stände. (Conversations=Lexikon). Siebente Originalausg. 12 Bde.‎

‎Lpz., 1827. 12 cont.hcalf, backs worn,but repaired.‎

Bookseller reference : 6157

‎JORDAN, CLAUDE.‎

‎La Clef du Cabinet des princes de l'Europe, ou Recueil historique & politique sur les matieres du tems. Vols. 1-18, 20-30, 32-38 (+) Supplement de la clef ou journal historique sur les matieres du tems. vol. 1-2. - [LUXEMBOURG'S FIRST NEWSPAPER]‎

‎(Luxembourg), Jacques le Sincere (and later:) Andre Chevalier, 1704 - 1723. 8vo. Bound almost uniformly in 38 contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Paper-label pasted on to top of spines and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-papers. Light wear to extremities, boards with scratches, occassionally with loss of leather, and spines with light miscolouring and occassional loss of the gilt ornamentation. Vol. 1-18, 20-30, 32-38 and the 2 supplement volumes (both 1713).‎

‎The exceedingly rare first edition of Luxembourg’s first newspaper, and periodical in general, which appeared for the first time in July 1704. It was then published monthly, without interruption, until July 1794. The early volumes of the journal are rarely found in trade and we have not been able to trace a single multiple-volume set with the supplement included. Behind the newspaper were initially the librarian, printer and journalist Claude Jordan (born around 1659) from Valence, and the printer André Chevalier (1660-1747), a Frenchman from Bourg-en-Bresse, who had a printing press in Luxembourg city. Jordan had previously published the Gazettes de Hollande in Leyden and Amsterdam. In 1704, the two joined forces to produce a newspaper from Luxembourg aimed at the Lorraine region (which was then independent of France) and the French market, following the model of the Gazettes de Hollande.‎

Bookseller reference : 61629

‎RICHELET, PIERRE.‎

‎Dictionnaire de la langue francoise, ancienne et moderne... Nouvelle edition augmentee d'un grand nombre d'articles. 2 vols.‎

‎Amsterdam, Aux depens de la compagnie, 1732. 4to. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper label pasted on to top of spine (Inventory number in Valdemar's Castle's library). Ex-libris (Juel, owner of Valdemars's Castle) pasted on to pasted down front end-papers. Boards with scratches and slightly bended. Back board of vol. 2 soiled in upper outer margin and broken vertially. Previous owner's name crossed out on title-page in vol. 1. Internally nice and clean. (2), LII, 837 pp. (4), 937 pp.‎

‎Later and enlarged edition of this important dictionary of the French language first published 1680.‎

Bookseller reference : 61706

‎HÜBNER, JOHANN.‎

‎Curieuses und Reales Natur- Kunst-, Berg-, Gewerck- und Handlungs-Lexicon .. Neue Auflage mit allem Fleiss verbessert, und mit etlichen hundert Artickeln vermehret.‎

‎(Leipzig), Gleditsch, 1739. Large8vo. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to upper part of spine. Wear to extremities, scratches to boards, leather on spine cracked. Upper part of spine missing leather. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (12) ff., 2335 columns + frontispiece.‎

Bookseller reference : 61774

‎"BAYLE, PIERRE.‎

‎Dictionaire Historique Et Critique. 5 vols. - [""BAYLE'S DICTIONNAIRE DOMINATED ENLIGHTENED THINKING IN EVERY PART OF EUROPE"" - PMM.]‎

‎Amsterdam, Compagnie des Libraires, 1734. Folio (405 x 280 mm). Uniformly bound in five contemporary full sprinkled calf bindings with six raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to boards. Edges of boards gilt. Wear to extremities. parts of gilting worn off, spine-ends chipped, some with loss of leather. Leather of spine cracked and hinges weak. Corners bumped. First few leaves in vol. 1 stained in upper margin, not affecting text. Internally with light occassional browning but generally internally nice and clean. (12), XVI, CXX, 857 pp. + 1 frontipiece" (4), 957, (4), 964-1004 pp. (4), 857, (4), 868-904 pp. (4), 985 pp." (4), 896, 103, (1) pp.‎

‎Fifth edition of Pierre Bayle’s landmark work, one of the most influential works of early modern thought: ""for over half a century, until the publication of the [Diderot's] Encyclopédie, Bayle's Dictionnaire dominated enlightened thinking in every part of Europe"" (PMM). More than an encyclopedia, it challenged religious dogma, promoted historical accuracy and laid the groundwork for the Enlightenment. It became a key reference for thinkers like Voltaire, Diderot, and Hume. ”Bayle’s six-million word Historical and Critical Dictionary (1697" 1702) was so often cited in the eighteenth century that Ernst Cassirer has called it the “Arsenal of the Enlightenment”. Inventories of private European libraries have established the Dictionary as one of the bestsellers of its age. David Hume was clearly influenced by it he told his friend Michael Ramsay in a letter of 1737 that if he wished to understand his writings he should read Descartes, Malebranche, Berkeley, and “some of the more metaphysical Articles of Bailes Dictionary" such as [those of] Zeno and Spinoza” ” (SEP) In 1689, Bayle began making notes on errors and omissions in Louis Moreri's Grand Dictionaire historique (1674), previous encyclopedia, and these notes developed into his own Dictionnaire. Bayle used the dictionary to provide evidence of the irrationality of Christianity, to promote his views about religious tolerance and his anti-authoritarian views on the topic of faith. Bayle indended it to be an ""anti-clerical counterblast to Moreri's [Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique, 1674], in order, as he put it, 'to rectify Moreri's mistakes and fill the gaps'. Bayle championed reason against belief, philosophy against religion, tolerance against superstition"" (PMM) Graesse I, 314. Brunet I 711PMM 155b.‎

Bookseller reference : 61927

‎CURAS, HILMAR.‎

‎Einleitung zur Universal-Historie, worinnen die merkwürdigste Begebenheiten von Anfang der Welt bis auf diese Zeit in Frag und Antwort kurz vorgetragen werden.‎

‎Berlin, Nicolai, 1764. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. E-libris (Juel of Valdemar's Castle) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally with light occassional brownspotting. (6), 386, (22) pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 62058

‎SVENDBORG AMT.‎

‎Aarsskrift. 1.-29. Bd.‎

‎Nyborg, 1908-38. Indbundet i 7 solide helshirtbd samt 1 hldrbd.‎

Bookseller reference : 9107

‎DELLION, P. Apollinaire:‎

‎Dictionnaire historique & statistique des paroisses catholiques du canton de Fribourg. Volume 12.‎

‎Fribourg, Saint-Paul, 1903, in-8°, 283 p., brochure originale.‎

‎Contient: Vaulruz / Villaraboud / Villars-sous-Mont / Villarepos / Villarimboud / Villarsiviriaux / Villars-sur-Glane / Villarsvolard / Villaz-Saint-Pierre / Vuadens / Vuippens / Vuissens / Vuisternens-en-Ogoz / Vuisternens-devant-Romont / Wunnewyl / et la table des matières des vols. 9 et 10.‎

Bookseller reference : 21149aaf

‎Dictionnaire des localités de la Suisse 1960. Vol. 5: Cantons: Fribourg, Genève, Neuchâtel, Valais, Vaud. Traduit en allemand.‎

‎Berne, Bureau Fédéral de Statistique, 1967, in-8°, 415 p., reliure flexible de l’éditeur.‎

Bookseller reference : 35217aaf

‎DECEMBRE-ALONNIER:‎

‎Dictionnaire populaire illustré d'histoire, de géographie de biographie, de technologie, de mythologie, d'antiquités, de droit usuel, d'art militaire, des beaux-arts et de littérature. En 3 volumes.‎

‎Paris, Administration, 1866, gr. in-4°, 3 ff. + 2400 p. (3 vol.) (triple col.) ill., (2 p. avec pt. déchirure), reliures en demi-cuir, bel exemplaire.‎

‎Avec le concours des savants, des artistes, des professeurs et des littérateurs les plus distingués. 600 illustrations par Bertail, Castelli, Clerget, Delannoy, Janet-Lange, Lix, Philippoteaux, Thorigny, Yan' Dargent, Yundt, etc. gravées sur bois par Trichon. Reproductions de tableaux et de scènes de moeurs: Vues de villes, de ports de mer, de monuments remarquables, de batailles, types, costumes, portraits, etc.‎

Bookseller reference : 35406aaf

‎Dictionnaire du patois gruérien et des alentours. Patois-français. Dikchenéro dou patê gruvèrin è di j'alintoua psatê-franché.‎

‎Fribourg, Fragnière, 1992, in-8°, 1000 p., reliure en toile originale, jaquette.‎

Bookseller reference : 21351aaf

‎SCHLESSING, A.:‎

‎Deutscher Wortschatz oder Der passende Ausdruck. Praktisches Hilfs- und Nachschlagebuch in allen Verlegenheiten der schriftlichen und mündlichen Darstellung. Für Gebildete alles Stände und Ausländer, welche einer korrekten Wiedergabe ihrer Gedanken in deutscher Sprache sich befleissigen. Mit einem den Gebrauch ungemein erleichternden Hilfswörterbuch. 2. verb. und verm. Aufl.‎

‎Stuttgart, Paul Neff, 1892, in-8°, XXIV + 455 S., Stempel a.d. Titelbl., Original-Leinenband.‎

Bookseller reference : 36319aaf