Le Grand Dictionnaire Geographique, Historique et Critique
Published by P. G. Le Mercier 1739-41, Paris, 1739
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
AbeBooks seller since December 15, 2006
Condition: Used - Good
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410 cm. 6 vols.: multiple paginations. Engraved title page vignettes and head and tail pieces. Diagram of map symbols in vol. 2 C195-96. Numerous other tables. Full leather bindings with raised bands and gilt spines. Worn and scuffed with chipped spine ends. Corners bumped. Vol. 1, 5 and 6 show some cracking at hinges. Labels and some label residue on front paste-downs. Some small pencil and ink notations on endpapers, title pages. Minor foxing and thumbing within. Some pages yellowing. Dampness stains scattered throughout most volumes. Vol. 4: Front loose endpapers a bit loose, tear in half title, repair to first page of text. First published 1726-30 at the Hague, this massive 6-volume dictionary includes the people, places and events important to the 18th century world. An unusual touch is the way each letter is paginated separately. Bruzen of Martinitere (1662-1746) was secretary at the Court of Frederic-Guillaume, Duke of Mecklembourg, afterwards counselor to the Duke of Parma and, at one point, geographer to King Philip V of Spain. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Le Grand Dictionnaire Geographique, Historique et Critique
- Author
- BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE, Antoine-Augustin
- Publisher
- P. G. Le Mercier 1739-41, Paris
- Publication year
- 1739
- Condition
- Good+
- Binding
- Leatherbound
- Seller catalogs
- Rare & Antiquarian
Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
London, ON, Canada
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Attic Books is one of the premier retail locations for antiquarian books and collectable books in Canada. We recently celebrated our forty-fifth year in business. Please browse our select online stock on a wide range of subjects in books and paper collectables for the reader, scholar and the seasoned collector. Or come visit us in London, Ontario to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of our three floor bookstore, enhanced by original tin ceilings, hardwood maple floors, and the arts & crafts façade of our century building.…
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