Élie BERTRAND
Memoires historiques et physiques sur les tremblemens de terre
Chez Pierre Gosse|à La Haye [The Hague] 1757|10 x 17 cm|relié
First edition. Title page in red and black. Rather rare.
Modern full beige cloth binding. Smooth spine with green sheep title-label. First 2 leaves expertly restored and backed (the first two letters of Mémoires are missing).
Collection of 8 memoirs by Swiss geologist Elie Bertrand on earthquakes, particularly those observed in Switzerland in 1755. Notable among them is a memoir on the history of earthquakes in Switzerland. Other memoirs, more theoretical in nature, examine the nature and causes of the phenomenon and the bibliographical history of earthquakes.
Modern full beige cloth binding. Smooth spine with green sheep title-label. First 2 leaves expertly restored and backed (the first two letters of Mémoires are missing).
Collection of 8 memoirs by Swiss geologist Elie Bertrand on earthquakes, particularly those observed in Switzerland in 1755. Notable among them is a memoir on the history of earthquakes in Switzerland. Other memoirs, more theoretical in nature, examine the nature and causes of the phenomenon and the bibliographical history of earthquakes.
€350