1687 19 volumes Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique antique ILLUSTRATED 17 c.

img{max-width:100%} Jean Le Clerc (ed.) Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique...19 volumes from a larger set of the famous periodical. Amsterdam, chez Abraham Wolfgang, Waesberghe, Boom et van Someren, 1687-1692, 1702 (only volume IV is from second edition set and printed in 1702, slightly different color of the binding.  All other volumes are from 17th century)With the exception of volume 4 set is uniformly bound with period leather coversSize 3 by 5.5"Very good condition, minor wear of bindings, clear interior.Illustrated with 15 fold-out engravings and a large fold-out map.The engravings are detached, but present.Text in FrenchEdited by John LeClerc who was a Protestant theologian who became Professor of Philosophy and Hebrew at the College of the Arminians, Amsterdam. During his career as an academician and editor, Leclerc published three journals, the Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique, the Bibliotheque Choisie, and the Bibliotheque Ancienne et Moderne. Born in Geneva in 1675