Lot 267
Raynal (Guillaume Thomas) Histoire Philosophique et Politique, 11 vol. inc Atlas, third and definitive edition, Geneva, Jean-Leonard Pellet, 1780.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Raynal (Guillaume Thomas) Histoire Philosophique et Politique, 11 vol. inc Atlas, third and definitive edition, half-titles, 10 engraved frontispieces, 50 double-page or folding engraved maps by Rigobert Bonne, one or two with short tears to foldlines, bound without the 23 letterpress tables found in most sets, occasional faint spotting to early blanks, occasional off-setting, near contemporary polished calf, atlas rebacked retaining original backstrip, gilt, g.e., all but atlas with green morocco spine labels, atlas with green and burgundy morocco spine labels, one or two expert repairs to spine ends, Geneva, Jean-Leonard Pellet, 1780.
Description
Raynal (Guillaume Thomas) Histoire Philosophique et Politique, 11 vol. inc Atlas, third and definitive edition, half-titles, 10 engraved frontispieces, 50 double-page or folding engraved maps by Rigobert Bonne, one or two with short tears to foldlines, bound without the 23 letterpress tables found in most sets, occasional faint spotting to early blanks, occasional off-setting, near contemporary polished calf, atlas rebacked retaining original backstrip, gilt, g.e., all but atlas with green morocco spine labels, atlas with green and burgundy morocco spine labels, one or two expert repairs to spine ends, Geneva, Jean-Leonard Pellet, 1780.