Le Grande Dictionaire Historique, ou Le Me'Lange Curieux de L'Histoire Sacre'e et Profane, Qui Contient en Abbrege: Les Vies de Patriaches, Des Iuges et Des Rois de l'Ancien Testament etc. 2 volumes bound in 4

Iean (Jean) Girin, & Barthelemy Riviere, Lyons, 1681. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Deux Tomes (complete) bound as 4 volumes in matching full-leather bindings with banded gilt-decorated spines. Volume I (first part of Tome I) has half-title, frontis, title in black and red, dedication to the King, elaborate header and capital. Each new letter has a simple decorated header and a decorated capital. Volume III (first part of Tome 2) has red and black title-page. Leather is well rubbed with some wear at spine-ends, leather over joints has split at the ends, binding is sound. All four volumes have a bookplate for "Ampleforth Abbey" on inside of front cover together with a small library label at the lower edge, small plain glued labels fixed to upper edge of rear end-papers. Text block edges are speckled red and brown, upper block edges are darkened, lower block edges have a 5-digit reference number written on them. Rear end-paper of Volume I is damaged. Weight of books is approx. 14kg. Full Title: Le Grande Dictionaire Historique, ou Le Me'Lange Curieux de L'Histoire Sacre'e et Profane, Qui Contient en Abbrege: Les Vies de Patriaches, Des Iuges et Des Rois de l'Ancien Testament ; de Souverains Pontifes de l'Eglise; des saints Peres & Docteurs Orthodoxes, des Eveques des quatre Eglises Patriarchales, des Cardinaux, des Prelats celebres; & des Heresiarques: Celles Des Empereurs de Rome, de Grece, D'Alemagne, Chretiens, Payens et Ottomans: des Rois, des Princes Illustre, et des grands Capitaines; des Auteurs Grecs et latin anciens et modernes; des Philosphes, des Inventeurs des Arts, et des autres Personnes de toute Sorte de Profession, renommees par leur Erudition, par leurs Ouvrages, ou par quelque actions eclatante. Il Fait Aussi Remarquer Les Plus Importans Traites des Auteurs; les Opinions particuleres des Philosophes; & les principaux Dogmes des Heresiarques etc. Seconde Edition, Divise'e en Deux Tomes. Size: Folio. Tome 1: [10], 712, 713 to 1359,Tome II: [8] 708, 709 to 1263. 4-volume set (complete). Text is in French. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 04418071046. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges to some delivery services to some locations.