A la Haye, Pierre Gosse, 1756. Folio. Cont. hcalf., 6 raised bands. Titlelabel in leather with gilt lettering. Lower compartment lightly worn and with faint remains of a tape-strip. Corners a bit bumped. Large engraved titlevignette, 39 engraved and in wood-cut head-and tailpieces. VIII,(4),228,(2) pp. and 40 engraved maps and plans (many double-page and folded). Printed on fine thick paper. Internally clean. Stamps on titlepage. One crowned stamp with ""C.F."" (= King Christian VIII of Denmark) and with his initials in ink ""F.C.F.).
Reference : 29302
First edition. - Klaus Jordan No. 2618.
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A la Haye, Pierre Gosse, 1758. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands. Richly gilt compartments. Light wear to foot of spine.Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Title-page in red/black. Large engraved title-vignette. XII,228,(4) pp. + 16 pp. (Supplement). With 61 mostly folded engraved plates. Profusely illustrated with head- and tailpieces. A large and wide-margined copy, clean and printed on good paper.
This profusely illustrated second edition has 21 more plates than the first from 1756. - Klaus Jordan, 2617.
Manheim, Jean Drieux, 1757. 4to. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. A nich to top of spine. lower compartment a bit worn. Covers blindtooled and with gilt borders. Stamp on title-page. Engraved titlevignette. (4),XV,(1),80(6),86 pp., 5 engraved vignettes, 40 engraved plates, many folding. Printed on good paper, a few brownspots.