CALMET (dom Augustin): Dictionnaire historique, critique, ch - Lot 225

CALMET (dom Augustin): Dictionnaire historique, critique, chronologique, géographique et littéral de la Bible, enrichi d'un grand nombre de figures en taille-douce, qui représentent les Antiquitez Judaïques. Paris, Emery, Emery, Saugrain, Pierre Martin, 1722. Two volumes. 25.5 by 38 cm. Frontispiece-(18)-CVIII-505 pages, 7 maps including 4 on double page, 36 engravings including 16 on double page; (4)-564-(2)CXXXV-(1) pages and 65 engravings, including 22 on double page. Full contemporary binding, 6-rib spine, decorated boards, with some defects (particularly to the headpieces and corners). Interior in fair condition (one quire unbound, title pages damaged but not missing, various minor paper defects). A decent copy nonetheless. First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece, 7 maps (4 of them double) and 101 engraved plates (38 of them double). Complete. A renowned book, here in average condition, but complete.