Pierre Louis Moreau de MAUPERTUIS & Nicolas LEMERY

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1727

Chez Pierre Mortier, A Amsterdam 1732, In-12 (10x17cm), (18) 239pp. ; 186pp. et (2) 189-564p., 2 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 5 boards for volume 1, 18 for volume 2, most unfolding, or 23 boards. Title pages in red and black. An allegorical frontispiece in volume 1.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Back to nerves adorned. Title pieces in red morocco, and tomaison in black wax. A lack at [...]

380 €

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PITOT & MAIRAN

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1725

Chez Pierre Mortier, A Amsterdam 1732, In-12 (10x17cm), (12) 206pp. ; 248pp. et (2) 249-507p. (8), 2 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 7 boards for volume 1, 10 for volume 2, most unfolding, 17 boards. Title pages in red and black.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Back to nerves adorned. Title pieces in red morocco, and tomaison in black wax. Friction. Nice copy.
The following remarkable [...]

400 €

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DE LA CAILLE & CASSINI DE THURY

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1741

Chez Pierre Mortier, A Amsterdam 1747, In-12 (10x17cm), (12) 274pp. ; 199pp. (2) 203-559p. (8), 2 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 5 boards for volume 1, 13 for volume 2, most unfolding, or 18 boards. Title pages in red and black.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Back to nerves adorned. Title pieces in red morocco, and tomaison in black wax. Small part coming off in a headdress. 3 blunt [...]

380 €

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DE LA CAILLE & Abbé NOLLET

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1748

Chez J. Schoeuler, A Amsterdam 1757, In-12 (10x17cm), (8) 371pp. et (2) 216-566p. et (2) 570-911p., 3 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 5 boards for volume 1, most unfolding.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Back to nerves adorned. Title pieces in red morocco, and tomaison in black wax. Small part coming off in a headdress. A blunt corner. Friction. Good copy.
The following remarkable articles [...]

450 €

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René-Antoine Ferchault de REAUMUR & CASSINI

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1729

Chez Pierre Mortier, à Amsterdam 1733, In-12 (10x17cm), (12) 164pp. ; 256pp. et 259-597p., 2 volumes reliés.

A frontispiece and a title sticker in Volume 1. Title pages in red and black. 16 plates in volume 1, 11 in volume II.
Binders full marbled vintage brown calfskin. Back with ornate nerves. Title pieces in red morocco, and tomaison in black wax. 3 blunt corners. Friction. Trace of burning and [...]

400 €

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Pierre Louis Moreau de MAUPERTUIS

Venus physique

S.n., s.l. [La Haye] 1751, petit in-12 (8x14cm), 5pp. (1) 240pp., relié.

Sixth edition, after the original without date in 1745. Edition consisting of two parts: Physical Dissertation on the Occasion of the White Negro and Varieties in the Human Species . The first text was published separately.
Binding full marbled blond calf of the time. Smooth [...]

550 €

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First edition

Jean-François TRABAUD

Principes sur le mouvement et l'equilibre, pour servir d'introduction aux mécaniques & à la ...

Chez Jean Desaint & Charles Saillant, Paris 1741, In-4 (20x27,2cm), (4) xxiv, 616pp. lvij (1).

First Edition
Binding in full brown contemporary brown. Back with richly ornate nerves. Title piece in brown morocco. Head cap partly torn off 1.5 cm. A lack in tail, another with the upper bit in tail. Lower joint open at the tail. 2 holes along the lower joint. Blunt corners. Rubbed boards.

2 500 €

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First edition

Robert SMITH

Cours complet d'optique

Chez La veuve Girard & chez Charles Antoine Jombert, à Avignon se vend à Paris 1767, In-4 (20x25,5cm), (6) iij-xxviij

French Edition in translating Spirit Pézenas, and illustrated 73 plates engraved by Faure.
Binders full mottled calf contemporary. Back with nerves decorated. as exhibits in red morocco and volume number in black leather.

2 000 €

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