LEXIKA - Bayle, Pierre. Dictionaire historique et critique. Cinquieme edition, revue, corrigée et augmentée. Avec la vie de l'auteur, par Mr. des Maizeaux. 5 vols. With engraved title vignettes (in repetition) by Jan Schenk and 1 large engraved head vignette. Amsterdam, Compagnie des libraires, 1734. folio. Full leather d. Z. with 2 gilt spine labels and floral gilt to spine, gilt to standing edges, gilt ownership note on verso of vol. 1 (lightly rubbed, corners a little bumped, some scuffing and faint spotting). Brunet I, 711: "Edition la plus belle et qui a été longtemps la plus recherché de ce dictionnaire." - PMM 155 b - Graesse I, 314 - Zischka p. 7. - cf. P. Ract-Madoux, Reliures françaises du XVIIe siècle, nos. 41 and 44 ("A Monsieur Nervet"). - Fifth edition, the best and most detailed, the only one to have Leclerc's annotations. - Lightly browned, only a little foxing, title partly a little trimmed at the top, volume 3 light worming in the white margin at the front (without loss of text). - Provenance: From the library of M. Nevet with gilt ownership inscription on front pastedown "A. Monsieur. Nervet", gest. Bookplate "Alvaro Valozza".