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The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations of the Known World; Represented in above One Hundred Copper-Plates Designed by the Famous Picart

Picart, Bernard

London: Nicholas Prevost (I - III); William Jackson for Claude du Bosc (IV); Claude du Bosc (V-VII), 1731-1739. First edition in English. Hardcover. Very good. Item #22102

Seven volumes in six. Folios. xx,412,(113)(1); viii, 345,(1)(17)(1); x,444,(29); (ix)(3)514(2)(13)(1); (viii)470,(22); (2)228(8); (vi)164(vii)pp. Illustrated with 222 copper-plate engravings, many double page. The numbering of the plates is sporadic, but collated complete as called for. Full recent brown leather, spines in six compartments, raised bands, leather lettering pieces, gilt, sides tooled in blind. We note a few pages with rough edges (no loss) and an occasional stain on the lower margin else this is a near fine set.

Magnificent plates of all the known religions as of the time of printing, from Jews, through branches of Christianity, to American and South American Indigenous religions, to Asian religions, including Islam (with a fine double page view of Mecca).

With the armorial bookplates of Charles Lord Maynard in each volume.

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Price: $9,500.00