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Click here to see our other books! Biographie Universelle, Ancienne et Moderne, ou Dictionnaire de Tous les Hommes qui se sont fair remarquer par leurs ecrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes, depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'a ce jour; ouvrage redige par plus de 300 collaborateurs, et entre autres par MM Arago, Auger, Barante (de), Bejamin Constant, Beuchot, et al. Various 1843-7 Chez H Ode : Bruxelles 10.5" by 7" SUMMARY A new edition of this French universal biography of remarkable men in history, twenty-one volumes in eleven. Illustrated,Leather Binding,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 30 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 99.99 EU Postage : £ 49.99 European Postage: £ 99.99 Asia Postage: £ 187.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 276.99 DESCRIPTION Twenty-one volumes in eleven. Each with separate title page and unique pagination. New edition edited and corrected as well as expanded with new articles and biographies of Belgian celebrities. Each volume features frontispiece. Collated, complete with twenty-one engraved frontispieces. In the original French. Containing a series of numerous biographies of men, remarkable for their work, actions, talents, virtues, or crimes. Compiled by a series of over three hundred contributors, including MM Arago, Auger, Cousin, Cuvier, Delambre, Malte-Brun, Weiss, Winter, &c, &c. Vols I&II (AA-BON); Vols III&IV (BON-CHR); Vol V&VI (CHR-DZO); Vol VII&VIII (EAC-GRA); Vol IX&X (GRA-KYR); Vol XI&XII (LL-MEL); Vol XIII&XIV (MEL-PAR); Vol XV&XVI (PAR-RIT); Vol XVII&XVIII (RIT-SUR); Vol XIX&XX (SUR-WAL); Vol XXI (WAL-ZYR). With armorial bookplate to front pastedown, from the library of SE Widdrington. CONDITION In uniform half straight up grain morocco bindings with marbled boards, edges, and endpapers, gilt lettering to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, rubbed lightly to extremities of head and tail of spine, boards lightly rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to odd leaf, particularly affecting first and last few; pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques