[LINGUISTICS] DICTIONAIRE FRANCOIS ET ITALIEN, CONTENANT TOUT CE QUI SE TROUVE DANS LES MEILLEURS DICTIONAIRES, & PARTICULIEREMENT DANS CELUI DE LA CRUSCA (2 VOLUMES) (TOME PREMIER; TOME SECOND)

Amsterdam: Jacques Despordes, 1729. Nouvelle Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Small 4to; a two volume set in contemporary speckled calf with morocco labels; Volume I 502 pages including the Index; with the engraved frontispiece by Duflot dated 1828 Volume 2 412 pages including the Index; both volumes; the joints are cracked but the boards are holding well; title pages printed in red and black, each with a copper engraved scene in vignette.~~The Italian-French dictionary by the French linguist and lexicographer who italianized his name -- when he came to Paris he pretended to be Florentine. Very Good binding.