Jean-Antoine NOLLET

Illustrated edition. 4 plates for volume 1, 20 (including about 10 tables of the state of the sky) for volume 2, mostly full-page. 24 plates in total. Title pages in red and black.
Full brown marbled calf binding. Spine decorated, title labels in red morocco, and volume labels in black wax. Some rubbing. 2 bent corners. Nice copy.
The following remarkable articles are included in each of the sections mentioned:

• Observations du thermomètre faites pendant les grands froids de Sibérie, par M. Delisle.
• Recherche de statique et de dynamique, par M. le Marquis de Courtivron.
• Expériences de l'electricité appliquées à des paralytiques, par Mrs Morand et...

Illustrated edition with 5 plates for volume 1, 19 for volume 2 and 4 for volume 3, most folding, totaling 28 plates. Title pages in red and black.
Contemporary full marbled brown calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label and black wax volume label. Small section detaching at headcap. 3 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Headcap of volume 3 partially worn. Handsome copy.
Notable among the articles mentioned in each section are the following remarkable pieces: On measuring the diameters of the largest planets, by M. Du Hamel. Research on the causes of liquid boiling, by M l'abbé Nollet. Observations of the solar eclipse of July 25, 1748, by M. de Thury...

New edition, the volumes comprising three different editions (1749, 1753 and 1764), as is very often the case for this work when it is in a uniform binding, with editions and reprints spread over time. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 116 folding plates; particularly appreciated illustrations, especially astronomy plates.

End-of-18th century half calf binding. Spines richly decorated in gilt. First volume with a 2 cm split at the upper edge. A tear with missing spine-end on volume 2. Worm damage to tail of volume 3. Title pages of volumes 2 to 6 with two pieces of paper pasted, probably to conceal stamps. Page 102 of volume V cut at the bottom of the page (not affecting the...