DE LA RECHERCHE DE LA VERITÉ [Four Volumes]
Paris: Michel-Etienne David, 1721. Seventh Edition. 24mo, Four volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full contemporary brown leather with black lettering on leather labels. Paneled spine with gilt decoration. Mild shelf wear. Scuffing along edges of boards. Cracking to leather on spine. Edges of textblocks dyed red. Some penciled annotations throughout all volumes. Marbled endpapers in Volumes 2 and 4. Silk ribbons bookmarks in Volumes 1, 2, and 4. Age-toning and foxing to interior pages. Text in French. Shelved above case 13. Tail of spine missing on Volume 1 (measuring about 1.5 inches), with textblock exposed and headband loose, as well as chipping to head. Bookmark detached but loose within. Page i10 detached but loose within. Headband at head of spine exposed and slightly loose on Volume 2. Small, pin-sized worm hole near tail of spine. Bookmark detached but loose within. Chipping to head and tail of spine of Volume 3, with headbands exposed. Lacking silk ribbon bookmark. Tearing to head and tail of spine, and lacking headband at tail. Small worming to bottom edge of front pastedown. More