681 - Encyclopedias - Bayle, Pierre. Dictionaire historique et critique. 3rd edition, corrected and expanded by the author. (Ed. Prosper Marchand). 4 volumes. With 4 (repeated) engraved title vignettes and 1 engraved header vignette. Rotterdam, Bohm, 1720. 4 leaves, 20, 942 pp.; 3 leaves, pp. 945–1830; 2 leaves, pp. 1833–2680; 2 leaves, pp. 2681–3132, 48 leaves, 41.5 x 27.5 cm. Contemporary leather bindings with title on spine and rich gilding (spine and corners restored, slightly rubbed and scuffed).

Encyclopedias - Bayle, Pierre. Dictionaire historique et critique. 3rd edition, corrected and expanded by the author. (Ed. Prosper Marchand). 4 volumes. With 4 (repeated) engraved title vignettes and 1 engraved header vignette. Rotterdam, Bohm, 1720. 4 leaves, 20, 942 pp.; 3 leaves, pp. 945–1830; 2 leaves, pp. 1833–2680; 2 leaves, pp. 2681–3132, 48 leaves, 41.5 x 27.5 cm. Contemporary leather bindings with title on spine and rich gilding (spine and corners restored, slightly rubbed and scuffed). Carter-M., see pp. 294ff—Graesse I, 314—Brunet I, 711—Ebert 1791: “The most beautiful and sought-after edition, known as the ‘édit du régent’.” - Complete with the dedication to the Duke of Orléans, printed in red and black, and his portrait, as well as the two articles on King David in Volume 2 (pp. 963–65; 963–68). - One of the first encyclopedias no longer written in Latin, which received considerable attention during the Enlightenment. - Vol. 4 with wormholes in the white margin; endpapers bearing a signature. Volume 2 contains a 2-page contemporary handwritten addition (in French) at the end of the article “Hobbes.” *