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Paris, Briasson, David, Le Breton and Durand, 1751-1755 (vols. 8-17 Neuchatel, Faulche & Cie, 1765).
Plates: Paris, Briasson, David, Le Breton and Durand, 1762-1772.
Supplement: Paris, Panckoucke, Stoupe and Brunet; Amsterdam, Rey 1776-1777.
Tables: Paris, Panckoucke, Amsterdam, Rey, 1780.
35 volumes in folio (390 x 246 mm); contemporary uniform marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red edges; comprising 17 volumes of text, 12 volumes of plates, 4 volumes of supplement and 2 volumes of tables, with half titles, woodcut device on title-pages, some woodcut initials, head-and-tail-pieces, 7 folding letterpress tables, a few woodcut illustrations and 2795 engraved plates (some of which are double-page or folding); occasional foxing and spotting, one volume with a pale waterstain, spines lightly chipped, extremities rubbed; overall a very good set uniformely bound.First edition of the Enlightenment's monumental contribution to the universal's knowledge, a true monument in the history of European… Read More
