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(LE BAS, J. PH, editor). (4). Les traits de l'histoire universelle, sacrée et profane. D'après les plus grands peintres et les meilleurs écrivains. L'histoire poétique. I-II. + L'histoire sacrée. III-IV (not complete). Paris (le Bas) 1771.8:o. Engraved plates and text. Contemporary brown mottled calf, somewhat worn, gilt edges of covers, richly gilt spines in six compartments, one spine label with vol. number defective, red edges. Some signatures on titles. 4 volumes. Collation. I. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, engraved plates 1-109; II. Engraved title, engraved plates 1-114; III. Engraved title, engraved plates 112-235; IV. Engraved title, engraved plates 1-85, 1-71.Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.