Dictionnaire portatif de la Langue Francoise: Extrait du Grand Dictionnaire de M. de Wailly
by RICHELET, Pierre
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- Hardcover
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Lyon: Pierre Bruyset-Ponthus, 1786. Leatherbound. Very good. 2 Vols.: 615; 783 p. 18 cm full leather bindings with gilt and raised bands on spine. Marbled end papers. Light bumping on spine and corners. A chips along extremes of spines. Label residue on front paste down of vol. 1. A small stain on bottom front edge of 2nd vol. Pages clean. French text.
An updated abridged version of one of the three French language dictionaries of the 17th century. This reference work occupies a fascinating place in time between the 4th edition of the dictionary of the Academie Francaise and the French Revolution.
An updated abridged version of one of the three French language dictionaries of the 17th century. This reference work occupies a fascinating place in time between the 4th edition of the dictionary of the Academie Francaise and the French Revolution.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105258
- Title
- Dictionnaire portatif de la Langue Francoise: Extrait du Grand Dictionnaire de M. de Wailly
- Author
- RICHELET, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Leatherbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pierre Bruyset-Ponthus
- Place of Publication
- Lyon
- Date Published
- 1786
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Reference, French, Dictionaries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dictionaries;
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