French Historical Dictionary of 1681 in Two Volumes

A remarkable ensemble of two volumes bound in tawny calf leather, bearing witness to the encyclopedic culture of eighteenth-century France. The engraved frontispiece depicts the muses of history and diverse allegories of knowledge, accompanied by learned typography in period typeface. This edition, enriched with finely composed title pages and text on laid paper of exceptional quality, embodies the documentary ambition of the Enlightenment. The period binding is preserved with its characteristic cords intact, displaying an elegant patina from the passage of time.