363 - Fontenelle, B. (Le Bouyer de). Various Works. New edition. 3 vols. The Hague, Gosse & Neaulme, 1728-29. 5 leaves, 376 pp.; 4 leaves, 440 pp.; 3 leaves, 434 pp. With 3 engraved title vignettes, 6 copperplate engravings, and 183 engraved (partially repeated) text vignettes by Picart. Folio. Somewhat late, simple half-leather bindings (scuffed, bumped).

Fontenelle, B. (Le Bouyer de). Various Works. New edition. 3 vols. The Hague, Gosse & Neaulme, 1728-29. 5 leaves, 376 pp.; 4 leaves, 440 pp.; 3 leaves, 434 pp. With 3 engraved title vignettes, 6 copperplate engravings, and 183 engraved (partially repeated) text vignettes by Picart. Folio. Somewhat late, simple half-leather bindings (scuffed, bumped). Cohen/Ricci 407: 'Superbes illustrations'; Sander 720; Fürstenberg Collection 7: 'A brilliant achievement of Bernard Picart's illustration art'. - First edition with these illustrations. Copy on large paper with text borders (unlike the standard edition in quarto and without borders). Magnificent printing, the beautiful vignettes show putti engaged in various professions and activities (alchemy, botany, mechanics, astronomy, etc.), floral ornaments with animals and mythical creatures, etc. - Wide margins and untrimmed, some slight staining in the white margin, volume 3 with a larger damp stain in the white outer margin.