DANTINE (Fr.) - DURAND (D. Ursin) - CLÉMENCET (D. Ch.)]. The ART OF VERIFYING THE DATES OF HISTORICAL FACTS, charters, chronicles, and other ancient monumens, [etc.] Paris, Desprez, 1770. In-folio porphyry calf, spine decorated with nerves, red morocco title-piece, marbled edges (period binding). Covers, spines and corners restored. Ex-libris stamped "Pigache". SECOND EDITION, revised, corrected and enlarged, OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTS OF EDUCATION OF THE 18th century. Founding work of the first French critical school of history, L'Art de vérifier les dates was reprinted until the middle of the 19th century ¶ Barbier, I, 296-97 - Brunet, I-513, "Ouvrage très estimé" -Saffroy, I-10105 et seq.: "Malgré son ancienneté, cet ouvrage est toujours fort estimé, et les beaux exemplaires se payent encore fort cher".

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