UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN FRANCE AND OF THE NEW FRANCE DEALING WITH EVERYTHING RELATED TO IT: SOIT GEOGRAPHIE, ETYMOLOGIE, TOPOGRAPHIE, HISTOIRE DANS LEQUEL ON TROIS TOMES - A PARIS - CHEZ SAUGRAIN, Père - La Veuve, J. SAUGRAIN - PIERRE PRAULT - 1726 - Format: in Folio - Bound in full leather - smooth boards - spine with six nerves - boxes with gilded fleurons and titles - red edges - TOME I : Avertissement 4 - Introduction 52 - Etats 8 + 1303 pages ; TOME II : 1431 pages ;TOME III : 1314 pages - numbering by column - wear and tear - epidermores - dull corners - spalled headbands - small lack in Tome III - pages 1337 to 1344 - torn without missing

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.