Complex sentence: It was first published in three volumes between 1768 and 1771, with 2,659 pages and 160 engravings, and quickly became a standard reference work in the English-speaking world.
Split into simpler sentences: It was first published in three volumes between 1768 and 1771 with 2,659 pages and 160 engravings. It quickly became a standard reference work in the English-speaking world.