BRUZEN FROM THE MARTINIÈRE. THE GREAT DICTIONARY... Lot 371

BRUZEN FROM THE MARTINIÈRE. THE GREAT DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND CRITICAL. New edition, corrected & extensively expanded. PARIS, CHEZ LES LIBRAIRES ASSOCIÉS, 1740 - 1741 - 1768. Six volumes, in-folio, full contemporary bindings in speckled calf. Spine with 6 cloisonné, floral and gilt nerves bearing gilt titles, gilt edges. Volume I (1768) is in a very slightly different binding. The volumes bear wears on the caps, corners and various rubbings. "A work that is not highly esteemed, but which is not replaced by a better one. This is the last edition, and is preferred to the 1768 edition" (Brunet).