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1777rif. 143614Paris: Chez Lacombe 1777. First. hardcover. very good. 10 fine copper plates. 2 volumes small 8vo full contemporary red morocco elaborate gilt decorations along spine and covers inner dentelles a.e.g. Frontispiece on volume 1 and front cover of volume II dampstained. Light scattered foxing. Paris: Chez Lacombe 1777. First Edition. Very Good . Sabin 44652. Chez Lacombe unknown books
rif. 146Paris, 1757-1770 55p, les 5 derniers feuillets sont la musique notée. 7 ouvrages réunis en un volume in-8, pleine basane marbrée, dos à 5 nerfs orné de fleurons, pièce de titre, tranches marbrées, reliure de l'époque. Mors faibles, 1 coiffe fendue, frottements, très rares rousseurs. Éditions originales.
1825rif. 4077Paris E.Dubois 1825 Hering Un volume in-folio, plein veau glacé brun, dos à quatre nerfs richement orné, dentelles en tête et en queue, plats à encadrement de filets et frises dorés et de motifs à froid, frise sur les coupes et intérieures, tranches dorées, reliure signée J. Hering, [1f.] blanc, faux-titre, LX pages de préfaces et d'essais (L'idée de la Henriade, Histoire abrégée des évènements sur lesquels est fondée la fable du poëme de la Henriade), 233 pages, [1f.] de table, [1f.] blanc, [90] planches hors-texte lithographiées, sous serpentes, dont [18] scènes d'après Horace Vernet, [70] portraits (par Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse) et [2] planches par Girardet : 1 en frontispice et 1 in-fine. Larges rousseurs. Magnifique exemplaire néanmoins.
1765rif. 211301765 Paris, Merlin, 1765, 3 tomes en 3 volumes in-8 de 1 faux-titre, 1 portrait gravé de l'auteur d'après Cochin gravé par de St Aubin, 1 titre gravé, 1 titre, XVI pp.-(1)f., 345 pp.; 1 titre gravé, (1) f., 376 pp. ; 1 titre gravé, (1)f., 312 pp., reliure de l'époque de plein veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs ornés de fers dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaisons de maroquin rouge, encadrements de triple-filets dorés sur les plats, tranches dorées, bon exemplaire du premier tirage (errata), à grandes marges et imprimé sur grand papier de Hollande. (La plupart des exemplaires sont du format in-12).
1768rif. RMP785>8º. 8 317 p. 7 p. Belisaire; 89 p. L'Homme aux Quarante Écus cuatro planchas grabadas. Piel de becerro de época con cinco nervios en relieve y lomo ricamente dorado con tejuelo de cuero rojo. Tableros y capiteles con algo de desgaste. Ex libris pegado sobre la guarda frontal. > Belisaire: Leipsic Lebrecht Crusius 1768. Jean-François Marmontel fue un escritor y dramaturgo francés. Obtuvo un gran éxito con las novelas Bélisaire 1767 y Les Incas ou la destruction de l´Empire du Perou 1777con acerbas críticas de la conquista española. La presente edición aumentada con "L´Hereusse Famille" >"L'Homme aux Quarante Écus": Londres sin dato de impresor 1768. El hombre de las cuarenta coronas es la única obra en la que se ocupa Voltaire con el tema de economía. Fue creado como una fábula en respuesta a las políticas económicas del escuela fisiocrática: "El industrial rico podía sonreír al respaldar la doctrina de que no debería ser obligado a pagar el impuesto porque no añadía nada a la riqueza ya que creían que sólo la tierra podía producir un excedente. Esta anomalía inspiró a Voltaire a escribir esta animada sátira; en él el rico financiero quien escapa a los impuestos se burla del pobre granjero que paga impuestos por ambos aunque sus ingresos sólo sean de cuarenta coronas. "A pesar de la actitud satírica de Voltaire hacia los industriales ricos defendió el bien económico. En "Le Mondain" 1736 y "La Défense du Mondain" 1737 propuso una filosofía de vida personal deseable y como medio para asegurar prosperidad nacional." Este ejemplar publicado el mismo año que la edición original de Ginebra. La obra fue lo suficientemente controvertida como para que el Parlamento lo condenara y ordenara su quema en 1768. hardcover
1796rif. 4460Newburyport Mass. / Boston: Printed by William Barrett for Thomas & Andrews Boston 1796. First edition thus. Very good. 18mo. ix 1 11-108 i.e. 11-208 pp. errors in pagination: 156 207-208 misnumbered 136 107-108. Contemporary mottled American sheep red spine label flat spine with single fillets dividing compartments old leather repair in the second; FOXING throughout as is true in most copies on account of the paper stock; outer edges of gatherings B L and R with even staining; extremities of binding somewhat worn bookplate removed front binder's blank a bit brittle and loosening; 1 1/2 sheets of binder's blanks at end. NB: this half-sheet is original and does not represent an excision as can been seen from the old offsetting of the final page of text. Overall in very good condition. AN EARLY AMERICAN PRINTING OF A WORK OF PATRIOTIC FICTION; OUR COPY WAS OWNED BY A YOUNG WOMAN OR WOMAN BY AT LEAST 1803. THIS NEWBURYPORT EDITION OF THE NOVEL IS UNCOMMON: SINCE 1908 ONLY TWO OTHER COPIES HAVE APPEARED ON THE MARKET. At a time when women were denied the rights of citizenship the text of Marmontel's "Belisarius" was of particular interest to some contemporary feminist authors and activists some of whom utilized its plots to champion human rights as is attested by the 1795 New York play written by Margaretta Faugeres entitled "Belisarius: A Tragedy." The first blank leaf is inscribed "Eliza Gage 1803." This may have been Eliza Gage of Newburyport who was born in 1790 to Jonathan Gage and Susanna Jewett. The present translation follows that of the bilingual text given in the Brussels 1792 edition although no Translator's Preface appears therein. However there is one in the present edition and it seems to have been written by an American. The final sentence reads: "What will still raise your surprise to a great height is to find an author possessed of so strong a sense of liberty born under the French government: he has been since sent to the Bastile as a reward for his most excellent performance." A copy of this Newburyport edition was listed among the fiction books in the Caritat Circulating Library in 1804 for which see G.G. Raddin An Early New York Library of Fiction 1940 p. 82. Evans 30737. ESTC W4099. Printed by William Barrett (for Thomas & Andrews, Boston) unknown
1796rif. 4460Newburyport Mass. / Boston: Printed by William Barrett for Thomas & Andrews Boston 1796. First edition thus. Very good. 18mo. ix 1 11-108 i.e. 11-208 pp. errors in pagination: 156 207-208 misnumbered 136 107-108. Contemporary mottled American sheep red spine label flat spine with single fillets dividing compartments old leather repair in the second; FOXING throughout as is true in most copies on account of the paper stock; outer edges of gatherings B L and R with even staining; extremities of binding somewhat worn bookplate removed front binder's blank a bit brittle and loosening; 1 1/2 sheets of binder's blanks at end. NB: this half-sheet is original and does not represent an excision as can been seen from the old offsetting of the final page of text. Overall in very good condition. AN EARLY AMERICAN PRINTING OF A WORK OF PATRIOTIC FICTION; OUR COPY WAS OWNED BY A YOUNG WOMAN OR WOMAN BY AT LEAST 1803. THIS NEWBURYPORT EDITION OF THE NOVEL IS UNCOMMON: SINCE 1908 ONLY TWO OTHER COPIES HAVE APPEARED ON THE MARKET. At a time when women were denied the rights of citizenship the text of Marmontel's "Belisarius" was of particular interest to some contemporary feminist authors and activists some of whom utilized its plots to champion human rights as is attested by the 1795 New York play written by Margaretta Faugeres entitled "Belisarius: A Tragedy." The first blank leaf is inscribed "Eliza Gage 1803." This may have been Eliza Gage of Newburyport who was born in 1790 to Jonathan Gage and Susanna Jewett. The present translation follows that of the bilingual text given in the Brussels 1792 edition although no Translator's Preface appears therein. However there is one in the present edition and it seems to have been written by an American. The final sentence reads: "What will still raise your surprise to a great height is to find an author possessed of so strong a sense of liberty born under the French government: he has been since sent to the Bastile as a reward for his most excellent performance." A copy of this Newburyport edition was listed among the fiction books in the Caritat Circulating Library in 1804 for which see G.G. Raddin An Early New York Library of Fiction 1940 p. 82. Evans 30737. ESTC W4099. Printed by William Barrett (for Thomas & Andrews, Boston) unknown books
1773rif. 38792De l'imprimerie de Grangé | à Paris 1773 | 22 x 29 cm | relié
1763rif. 53707Paris etc.: various publ. 1763-1788. 38 parts in 4 vols. 8vo 20x13 cm. Contemporary half leather spines gilt with ribbons; with red and green morocco title-labels; marbled covers. Titles with title-vignette; woodcut headpieces. - 1 NN Voltaire. Le dépositaire. Lausanne Grasset 1772. 84 pp. Barbier I882. First edition. - 2 Monsieur D M Voltaire. Les Guebres ou la Tolérance. Genève Grasset 1769. 48 pp. brown spots. One of the 1769 editions but without 'Préface' and 'Épitre' but with mention Genève. Not mentioned in Quérard I964. - 3 Voltaire. Les lois déminos ou Astérie. Genève se trouve à Toulon 1763. 60 pp. - 4 Voltaire. Irène. 1783. 34 pp. - 5 Voltaire. Brutus. Marseille chez Mossy 1774. 52 pp. - 6 Hume trad. Voltaire. Le caffé ou l'Écossaise. Nouv. éd. Ruault 1777. 50 pp. - 7 Sedaine. Le philosophe sans le savoir. Avignon 1772. 54 pp. - 8 M.D.B. Nadir ou Thomas Kouli-Kan. Alex. & Ant. Jombert 1780. 60 pp. - 9 l'abbé Le Blanc. Aben-Saïd empereur des Mogols first ed. 1736. Prault fils 1737 1787. 60 pp. - 10 Dorat. Adelaide de Hongrie. Monory1774 à la date de l'originale. 62 pp. - 11 Marmontel. Venceslas 1759. La Haye se vend à Marseille Mossy 1777. 56 pp. - 12 NN Mme de Graffigny. Cénie. 1750. Mossy1776. 60 pp. - 13 Scarron. Dom Japhet d'Arménie. 1653. Mossy 1776. 68 pp. - 14 Destouches. Le tambour nocturne. Nouv. éd. Didot l'Ainé. 66 pp. - 15 idem. Le philosophe marié. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 82 pp. - 16 Idem. L'homme singulier. Ruault 1778. 86ii pp. - 17 idem. Le glorieux. 1732. Delalain 1781. 104 pp. - 18 Montfleury père et fils. La fille capitaine. Nouv. éd. Compagnie Librairies Associés 1771. 66 pp. - 19 NN Dorat. Le célibataire. 1775. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 72 pp. - 20 Gresset. Le méchant. Didot Ainé 1778. 78iipp. -21 De Chamfort. Mustapha et Zéangir. 1776. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 54 pp. 22-24: Publisher: Avignon L. Chambeau 1773-74: 22 Diderot le fils naturel 54 pp. 23 Nivelle de la Chaussée. La gouvernante. 24 De Campistron. Le jaloux désabusé. 56 pp. - 25-29: Publisher: Paris Duchesne: 25 A. Collalto. Les trois jumeaux Venitiens 1773 en quatre actes. 1777. 26 De la Noue. La coquette corrigée. 1756. 1774. 27 NN Nivelle de la Chaussée. Le préjugé à la mode. 1776. 64 pp. 28 Poisson. Le Mercure gallant. 1776. 60 pp. 29 Delaunay. Le complaisant. 1732. Nouv. éd. 1776. - 30-38: 'Nouv. éditions' published by Ruault 1777-84: 30-31 Boursault. Esope à la cour & Esope à la ville ou les fables d'Ésope. 1780-86. 68 & 92 pp. 32 Rochon de Chabannes. Les amans généreux. 52 pp. 33 De Boissy. Les dehors trompeurs. 72 pp. 34 A. Montfleury. La femme juge et partie. 56 pp. 35-36 Colardeau. Astarbé & Caliste 1760. 1777. 44 & 46 pp. 37 De la Harpe. Jeanne de Naples.46ii pp. 38 Le Mierre. Guillaume Tell. 36 pp. -- Nice spotless convoluut. various publ. hardcover
1765rif. IRMntMAR53Paris: Merlin 1765. 1765. 3 Volumes. 12mo. pp. 1 p.l. xvi 1 leaf 345; 2 p.l. 376; 2 p.l. 312 3. with printed title in Vol. III & half-titles in Vols. I & II only. 3 engraved titles engraved frontis. portrait in Vol. I by A. de St. Aubin after C.N.Cochin & 23 other engraved plates by Le Grand Rousseau Bacquoy & others after H.Gravelot. woodcut ornaments. contemporary mottled calf gilt backs some wear to spines & extremities short split in 1 joint but still an attractive copy light foxing to plates & adjacent leaves. Inscribed by Lady Townshend to Juliana Mary Beevon & also with her ownership entry on Vol. III printed title. First Illustrated Edition this being the Second Issue in Duodecimo Format without errata on the contents leaves; there was also an octavo or large paper issue printed from the same settting of type. Marmontels elegantly written tales first published in 1761 without illustrations were well received frequently reprinted and widely translated. The engravings after Gravelot in the present edition have been praised as being among the artists most beautiful work see Cohen-De Ricci. Cohen-De Ricci 687. Brunet III 1440. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 1700 to 1914 18A. cfCioranescu 42962 8vo. issue. Hardcover. Paris: Merlin, 1765. Hardcover
1777rif. 11043Paris: Lacombe 1777. First Edition Primera edición. Hardcover Tapa dura. 194x120mm. 7¾x4¾". Paris Lacombe 1777. En 4º menor 194 x 120mm. 2 volúmenes. -I: Frontispicio xii-338 pp. 1 h. 5 láminas. -II: 4 380 4 pp. 5 láminas. Encuadernación de la época en plena piel lomera cuajada de adornos dorados y tejuelo en marroquén con letrería también dorada. Atractivo ejemplar de la primera edición de esta obra prohibida y condenada por la Inquisición. Ilustrada con un frontis y 10 bellas láminas grabadas al cobre es un libro de tipo histórico escrito contra la actuación de los españoles en Perú en particular y el colonialismo en general; su acercamiento a la naturaleza y a favor de los indígenas americanos ejerció como influencia en otros autores contemporáneos y contribuyó de manera decisiva a consolidar la leyenda negra contra España. La obra tuvo una gran divulgación llegándose a imprimir más de treinta ediciones diferentes y la adaptación de varias obras de teatro. Libro muy bello bien impreso y estimado. Muy buen ejemplar vestido con una elegante encuadernación francesa de época. Referencias: Palau 152444; Brunet III col. 1440 Lacombe hardcover
1827rif. 117452London UK: Whittaker Treacher Arnot / Hunt and Clarke 1827. Leather Bound. Near Fine. 24mo 5 - 5.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Whittaker Treacher Arnot / Hunt and Clarke London UK 1827. Volumes I to XXIV 1827 to1831. Dark red leather spines and board tips with marbled paper Schrottel boards. Portraits of each diarist. Nice Firm Clean copies ! Light general wear. Bindings hinges text pages near fine. No foxing except for near portraits. Size: 24mo 5 - 5.75'' tall. Brilliant entertaining autobiographies by: I. Colley Cibber comedian. II. Hume William Lilly astronomy Voltaire. III IV. Jean-François Marmontel history opera poetry novels. V. Robert Drury sailor Madagascar captive. VI. George Whitefield Methodist Voyage from London to Savannah. James Ferguson astronomer instrument and globe maker. VII. Mary Robinson actress. Charlotte Charke aka Cibber Charlotte Secheverell Charles Brown actress playwright novelist and noted transvestite. VIII. Lord Herbert of Cherbury Prince Eugene of Savoy. IX X. Augustus Von Kotzebue dramatist writer Siberian exile. XI. Captain John Creichton Scottish soldier. William Gifford critic editor poet satirist. Thomas Ellwood religious writer. XII. Lewis Ludvig Holberg writer essayist philosopher historian and playwright. XIII. James Hardy Vaux swindler thief transported to Australia thrice. XIV XV. Edward Gibbon historian member of Parliament. XVI XVII. Benvenuto Cellini artist. XVIII. James Lackington bookseller. XIX. Theobald Wolfe Tone Irish revolutionary United Irishmen father of Irish republicanism leader of 1798 Irish Rebellion. XX. Bubb Dodington English politician and nobleman. XXI XXII. Margravine of Bareith Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina sister of Frederick the Great. XXIII XXIV. Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni comic writer Italian playwright and librettist. Biography History::Britain RBR15 RBR15 Whittaker, Treacher, Arnot / Hunt and Clarke hardcover
1773rif. 38792à Paris: De l'imprimerie de Grangé 1773. Fine. De l'imprimerie de Grangé à Paris 1773 22 x 29 cm relié First edition admirably and finely illustrated with 3 figures 15 headpieces and 10 tailpieces all by Eisen and engraved by de Launay the younger Helman Masquelier Née and Ponce. Printed on deluxe paper. Contemporary full mottled calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands gilt rolls at head and foot. Red morocco title label. Triple gilt fillet frame on covers. All edges gilt. Fragile headcap with lacks same at foot. Very beautiful mottling on covers green red beige. Despite small defects handsome copy in a luxury binding and of great freshness. The volume besides the preliminary pieces with essays on the dramatic genre by Marmontel brings together three tragedies from 17th-century French theatre: Sophonisbe by Du Ryer Scevole by Mairet and Venceslas by Rotrou. This first volume was to be followed by several others but the project did not come to fruition. Very fine publication. 18th-century engraved bookplate Laus de Boissy library. A second 19th-century bookplate: library of Count Alexis de Priest. De l'imprimerie de Grangé hardcover
1765rif. FGN12-D-13Paris: Chez Merlin 1765. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4". None. Three volumes of Jean-Francois Marmontel's Contes Moraux. In the original French. Pages 317-320 have been misbound after page 324 to volume I. Illustrated throughout with twenty three plates across all volumes as well as engraved title pages. Collated complete. Volume III is the only volume to have a title page with publication details. From the library of Sir Richard Paul Jodrell 1745-1831 a classical scholar and playwright. Jodrell's bookplate is to the front pastedown of all volumes and his signature is to the recto of the front endpapers. Mermontel's Contes Moraux were a famous series. The appreciation for this work was due to the delicate finish of the style but mainly in the graphic and charming pictures of French society under King Louis XV. In full calf bindings with gilt stamping to the spines. Externally very smart with small amount of rubbing to the head and tail of spines. Minor rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. Handling marks to boards. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown of all volumes Sir Richard Paul Jodrell. His signature to the recto of front endpapers to all volumes. Internally all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with light scattered spots throughout. Frequent marginal annotations and some notes to endpapers by prior owner light and not affecting text. Small ink spills to page 313-16 to volume I. Very Good Chez Merlin hardcover
rif. 46400376, Paris, Lacombe, 1777; 2 vol. in-8, veau fauve, encadr. fil. dor., dos lisses ornés, pièces de maroq. rouge et noir, tr. jasp. (Reliures de l'époque). "EDITION ORIGINALE et PREMIER TIRAGE du frontispice et de 10 figures de Moreau le Jeune. Épopée en prose commencée pendant le tumulte de l'affaire de Bélisaire, dans laquelle Marmontel reprend les armes en faveur de la tolérance. Le but de l'auteur était de dénoncer à l'humanité les plus grands crimes que le faux zèle ait commis au nom d'un Dieu de la paix. """" Quelle fut la cause de tant d'horreurs dont la nature est épouvantée? Le fanatisme il en est seul capable; elles n'appartiennent qu'à lui"""" écrit-il dans la préface. Voir Chinard. L'Amérique et le rêve exotique pp.386-88. Certains chapitres des Incas ont fortement influencé Chateaubriand et Mickievicz. Très bel exemplaire, de la bibliothèque Jean de Bry (ex-libris). Voir Ex-libris francs-comtois par Mercier n° 124.- Meyer-Noirel B 2617.- Gauthier. Marques des bibl. francs comtoises n° 365. LITTERATURE XVIII e S. ILLUSTRÉS XVIII e S. PHILOSOPHIE."
1777rif. 1250.1777Berne & Lausanne Chez La Société Typographique 1777. Two vols. 8vo. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches full contemporary crimson straight grain morocco with a gilt chain border between two gilt fillets; smooth round spine divided into gilt panels lavishly decorated. Board edges gilt inner gilt dentelles; a.e.g. The front board of volume II has been stabbed with a pin or needle several times only one of which has reached the first few leaves of the book with no noticeable effect. Bookplate of the Hon. W. Wyndham and the signature of Sophia Bernard on the titles. First published the same year as editions printed in Paris Liege and Frankfurt this edition contains 254 and 310 numbered pages and ten engraved plates five in each volume avant la lettre. Jean-François Marmontel 1723-99 was a friend and disciple of Voltaire and early in his career the author of some forgotten tragedies some serious comedies comic operas a light comedy and some slight tales two mediocre historical romances Bélisaire which was condemned by the Sorbonne on account of a chapter on toleration the censure serving only to render that body ridiculous and to advertise the book and in 1777 Les Incas in which Las Casas figures as defender of the Indians. Marmontel was moreover the principal contributor of the literary articles in the Encyclopédie. He was a member from 1763 and later from 1783 perpetual secretary of the Académie succeeding d'Alembert. Les Incas has become a scarce title of late. See: Sabin 44652. IN AN ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY BINDING Berne & Lausanne Chez La Société Typographique unknown books
rif. 7495257Short description: In Russian. Marmontel Jean Francois. The New Marmontelev Novels published by N. Karamzin. Moscow: In the Printing House of S. Selivanovsky 1822. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU7495257 unknown
rif. 7495252Short description: In Russian. Marmontel Jean Francois. Velisariy. In St. Petersburg: Under the Governorate of the Province 1803. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU7495252 unknown
rif. 7495252Short description: In Russian. Marmontel, Jean Francois. Velisariy,. In St. Petersburg: Under the Governorate of the Province, 1803. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU7495252
rif. 7495226Short description: In Russian. Manstein, Christoph Hermann von. (Manshteinov's) contemporary notes about Russia in historical, political, and military relations. Derpt: In the University Printing House of M. Grencius, 1810. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU7495226
rif. 6957Paris, Aux dépens de l'Académie & de Lormel, 1778. In-8 carré (174 x 232 mm), 60 pp. Maroquin brun aux armes, encadrement de filets et fleurs de lys, dos à nerfs orné, roulette sur les coupes, doublure et garde de tabis bleu ciel, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).
rif. 110148Paris Castel de Courval 1824-1825 30 vol. Relié 31 tomes en 30 vol. in-8 formant une série de 225 x 870 mm, dans des reliures uniformes en demi-cuir de Russie vert, dos à quatre nerfs ornés de pointillés dorés, alternance de frises, dentelles, roulettes et fleurons dorés aux dos, plats de papier maroquiné vert encadrés d'une large dentelle dorée, gardes de papier jaune, non rognés. Collection complète de cette importante encyclopédie littéraire qui tient à la fois du dictionnaire critique et de l'anthologie en reprenant un certain nombre d'extraits tirés des savants des Lumières. Petites marques d'usure à quelques coiffes, sinon exemplaire bien conservé intérieurement et dans d'élégantes reliures de l'époque formant une série des plus décorative.
rif. 110148Paris Castel de Courval 1824-1825 30 vol. Relié 31 tomes en 30 vol. in-8 formant une série de 225 x 870 mm, dans des reliures uniformes en demi-cuir de Russie vert, dos à quatre nerfs ornés de pointillés dorés, alternance de frises, dentelles, roulettes et fleurons dorés aux dos, plats de papier maroquiné vert encadrés d'une large dentelle dorée, gardes de papier jaune, non rognés. Collection complète de cette importante encyclopédie littéraire qui tient à la fois du dictionnaire critique et de l'anthologie en reprenant un certain nombre d'extraits tirés des savants des Lumières. Petites marques d'usure à quelques coiffes, sinon exemplaire bien conservé intérieurement et dans d'élégantes reliures de l'époque formant une série des plus décorative.
1765rif. 26954A Paris chez J.Merlin 1765 3 volumes in-12, maroquin rouge, plats encadrs de trois filets dors avec petits fleurons or aux angles, dos sans nerfs orns de filets et fleurons dors, roulette or sur les coupes; encadrements intrieurs orns d'une roulette dore, doublures et gardes de papier bleu, tranches dores (reliures anciennes).Edition orne d'un portrait grav par Saint-Aubin d'aprs Cochin, d'un titre grav par Duclos d'aprs Gravelot (rpt dans chaque volume), et de 23 figures de Gravelot, graves par Baquoy, Legrand, Le Mire, Le Veau, de Longueil, Pasquier, Rousseau et Voyez. Bel exemplaire reli l'poque, vraisemblablement par Derme.
1808rif. 144276Edinburgh: Mundell Doig and Stevenson 1808. hardcover. fine. 4 volumes. Handsomely bound in contemporary straight grained green morocco with gilt designs on covers & spines a.e.g. Housed in a red cloth folding box. Edinburgh: Printed for Mundell Doig and Stevenson 1808. A fine set. Each volume has a detailed fore-edge painting of various London city scenes. Mundell, Doig and Stevenson unknown
