Yves-Marie LE GOUAZ

A complete set of the astronomical writings of Jean Sylvain Bailly, partly in first edition. This is the main work of the author,  first Mayor of Paris, elected during his lifetime to three French academies, a distinction previously achieved only by Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle.

The present set comprises the second edition of the Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne, the new edition of the Histoire de l'astronomie moderne, and the first edition of the Traité de l'astronomie indienne et...

Original print folio untrimmed extracted Travellers in Lower and Upper Egypt Vivant Denon. Board with 6 views and described by the author: No.1 View of the fleet and the convoy, drawn at sunset. No. 2 View of the city of Malta and the entry of its two ports, the northeastern part of the island. In the center, the city-Valletta; left, the entrance of the Grand Harbour, the City Vella and Fort S. Angelo; right, wearing Marza-Muchet the Lazaretto in the background and the same side of the city-Notable. No.3 View of Malta when the city and the forts began firing at the French fleet. No. 4 The interior of the Grand Harbour. City-Valette right; left, the batteries of Fort St. Angelo. N "5 The...