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1821 Historic & Bibliographic Dictionary by Peignot 1stEd. In French 3V Leather 1821 Historic & Bibliographic Dictionary by Peignot 1stEd. In French 3V Leather 1 DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE ET BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE ABRÉGÉ DES PERSONNES ILLUSTRES, CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX DE TOUS LES SIÈCLES ET DE TOUS LES PAYS DU MONDE, AVEC LES DIEUX ET LES HÉROS DE LA MYTHOLOGIE PAR L.G. PEIGNOT TOME I. - PREMIER PARTIE A – CASAB TOME I - DEUXIEME PARTIE: CANAL- FYT TOME II: GAAL -MYT PARIS, Haut-coeur & Gayet, 1821. First editions. Hardcovers. Contemporary full leather with gilt spine decorations and spine tabels (Tome 1 spine is repaired), octavos. Three volumes of a four volume set. Volume 1 (Tome 1 1ére partie): pages 1 to 529; includes: - avis de l’éditeur - table des abréviations - table des renvois du Tome 1er Volume 2 (Tome 1er 2 ème partie): pages 530 to 984. Volume 3 (Tome 2ème): pages 1 to 572; includes: - table des renvois des tomes 2 et 3 We do not have the 4th volume (i.e., Tome 3, NAAM - ZYPOE) of the Dictionnire. An abridged dictionary of universal history, in alphabetical order, showing the best authors and the best books, the masterpieces of famous artists. It contains a summary of the lives of many thousands illustrious and famous people from all countries of the world, and from ancient and modern times. Étienne-Gabriel Peignot (15 May 1767 – 14 August 1849) was a 19th-century French bibliographer. Biography First a lawyer in Besançon, Gabriel Peignot was a librarian and inspector of several institutions. He was a member of the Académie celtique of Paris, and of several literary societies. Peignot was one of the most famous bibliographers of his time. Pierre Larousse in his edition of the 19th century encyclopedia states: Peignot was the most learned bibliographer of this century. His learning was immense. To in-depth science books, he joined informed criticism. [...] His bibliographic taste had become a passion of which old books were mainly the object. This spiritual, gay, hard-working, selfless scholar composed innumerable small writings, most printed in small numbers, and much sought by curious; they dealt with spiky or little known features. CONDITION: Good. Covers have edge and corners wear, the spine leather is rubbed and has some abrasions or small nicks. Volume 1 has a repaired spine. Spine labels are lacking in Volume 2 and the gilt decorations are rubbed off. Several spine joints are cracked but all boards are firmly attached. The Contents are complete and intact excepts for a few small spots or foxing on the preliminary pages.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog