[DIDEROT] - DE FELICE, Fortunato Bartolomeo (1723-1789) - Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire universel raisonne des connoissances humaines. Yverdon: S.e. [ma Societe typographique de Berne], 1770-1780. The Encyclopedie in the edition edition curated by De Felice. Fortunato Bartolomeo didn't only copy the text and plates by Diderot and D'Alambert but enriched the work with many contributions from intellectuals exiled in Switzerland. It is for these reasons that the Yverdon Encyclopedie, which is very accurate and with a modern European vision, was able to achieve great success. 58 volumes, 4to (259 x 230mm) of which 42 of text (published between 1770 and 1775 with a folding table, a duplicate folding plate and 1f. with "avis planches"), 6 of supplement (1775-1776) and 10 of plates (1775-1780 with a table and an engrave plate repeated twice in vol. IV) with 1262 engraved plates of which numerous double-page, vignettes on titles, woodcut headpieces and tailpieces (some scattered browning and light staining in text, few small wormholes in vol. III, some waterstaining in vol. V of plates with small losses to few leaves, some waterstaining at top margin of vol. VI of the plates). Contemporary mottled calf, mainly uniform, gilt spines with title and numbering on label, red edges, marbled endpapers (some scuffing and rubbing, vol. IV with chipped spine). For a detailed collation please contact the department (58)

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