Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne, ou, Histoire par ordre alphabetique de la vie publique et privee de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs ecrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes : ouvrage entierement neuf (28 volumes of 52)

J Fr Michaud; Louis Gabriel Michaud

Paris : Michaud freres, 1811

[Universal Biography] 28 volumes (of 52). Continuous run of the first 28 volumes, uniformly bound (AAG-MIC). 19th century binding.  Leather backed, over marbled boards. Paneled, gilt leather spines.  Marbled end sheets. Clean, unmarked pages. "Founded by J.F. Michaud and his brother, L.G. Michaud; chiefly the work of the latter." Provenance: Engraved bookplate of Leolyn Louise Everett. Everett (1888-1971) was a poet, and the daughter of Henry Everett.  She settled in Florence Italy and hosted intellectual gatherings at Villa Razzolini (later gifted to Johns Hopkins University).  

  This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. 1812