JOHN BENJAMINS ANTIQUARIAAT - WEIL (Philippe Luiggi). - Lot 138

JOHN BENJAMINS ANTIQUARIAAT - WEIL (Philippe Luiggi). Rare Antiquarian Periodicals. 18th & 19th Centuries. Joint Catalog No. 3. Amsterdam / Philadelphia, John Benjamins Antiquariaat - Paris, Librairie D. Weil, n.d. [circa 1992–1993]. Large 4to, paperback, printed cover. A bibliographic catalog devoted to rare periodicals of the 18th and 19th centuries, published jointly by John Benjamins Antiquariaat and Librairie D. Weil. This volume brings together a particularly representative selection of European newspapers, literary journals, political publications, and illustrated periodicals, accompanied by highly detailed bibliographic entries. The descriptions provide precise details on the collation, publication chronology, contributors, editorial features, the provenance of the copies (where applicable), and their historical and bibliographic significance. Notable collections include *L'Académie Française*, *L'Accusateur Public*, and *L'Algérie*, as well as very significant series of European periodicals that have become difficult to assemble today. Richly documented, this catalog serves as an invaluable resource for bibliographers, researchers, and collectors of historical periodicals, illustrating the evolution of European intellectual, political, and literary life from the French Revolution to the end of the 19th century. A fine copy.