FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black and with engrave vignette (a seated putto leaning on a pile of books in a library setting), text in double columns, toned, prelims with show through; pp. [xvi], 639, 8vo; contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, split at head of upper joint. Many of the entries have citations, the author remarking in his preface that these are the chief merit of his work. He acknowledges his indebtedness to l'Encyclop�die, to which he was himself a contributor. See E. Marcu, Un Encyclop�diste oubli�: Formey, in Revue d'Histoire litt�raire de la France, v53 n3 (1953): 296-305. No copies in WorldCat outside Continental Europe. Seller Inventory # 59249

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Title: Dictionnaire instructif o� l'on trouve les ...

Publisher: Jean Justin Gebauer

Publication Date: 1767

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Our premises are in the main Blackwell's bookstore, one of the largest and best known in the world, housing over 200,000 new book titles, covering every subject, disclipline and interest, as well as a large secondhand books department. The bookstore is in the centre of the city, opposite the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, and many of the colleges and other university buildings, with on-street parking close by.

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Blackwell's Rare Books is a part of Waterstones Booksellers Ltd, 203-206 Piccadilly. London W1J 9HD
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