1 / 7
five old books lined up in a row on a white surfacean open book with a black and white image of a bird on itan open book with a picture of a man riding a horse on the coveran open book with a picture of a man riding a horse on itan open book with a picture of a man and a woman on itan open book with a picture of a man riding a horse on itan open book with a picture of a man riding a horse on it
Premium ROUILLAC

Estimate €600 - €800
Sale commission
Description
[Books] FELICE (Fortunato Bartolomeo de). Encyclopaedia or Universal Reasoned Dictionary of Human Knowledge. Yverdon, n.p., 1770–1780. 49 vols. in-4 out of 58, marbled calf, decorated ribbed spine (expanded binding). Edition compiled by the scholar Fortunato Bartolomeo de Felice (1723–1789), a convert to Protestantism who settled in Yverdon (Switzerland), based on Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie (1751–1772). Incomplete set of 9 volumes: 41 text volumes out of 42 (volume 40 missing), 2 plates volumes out of 10 (volumes IV and VII complete); all 6 supplementary volumes complete. Bindings very worn, title labels missing, stains and foxing.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale ARCHIVES, BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Auction location
Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like