René Antoine Ferchault de RÉAUMUR

A frontispiece and title vignette to volume 1. Title pages in red and black. 16 plates in volume 1, 11 in volume II, most folding.
Contemporary full brown marbled calf bindings. Spine with raised bands. Red morocco title labels, and black wax volume labels. 3 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Burn mark and tear on the upper cover of volume I. Lower joint of volume 2 split at foot. Handsome copy.
Notable articles in each of the mentioned sections include: Observation of the total lunar eclipse of February 13, 1729 by M. Cassini; by Godin; by Louville. Memoir on the analytical & indefinite calculation of angles of rectilinear & spherical triangles... by M. de Lagny. Examination of vinegar concentrated by frost by M. Geoffroy the younger. On the theory of varied movements, by M. le chevalier de Louville. On some properties of curves, by M. de Maupertuis. Second memoir on porcelain, by M. de Réaumur. Comparison between some machines moved by fluid currents, by M. Pitot. On the comet of July 1729, by M. Cassini.

Illustrated edition with 8 plates, most folding, and some text figures.
Contemporary marbled brown calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title-label and black wax volume label. Small lack to head. One corner slightly bumped. Light rubbing. Good copy.
Notable articles in each of the mentioned sections include: On the construction of compasses, by M. de La HIre. Resolution of a problem proposed by M. de Lagny, by M. le Chevalier Renau, by M. Sauveur. Experiments made in a cylindroidal vortex, by M. Saulmon. Remarks on a singular case of the general problem of tangents, by M. Saurin. Method for firing bombs successfully, by M. de Ressons. Report on different densities of air, by M. Varignon. Description of the thorny candle of the king's garden, by M. Jussieu. On a difficulty in swallowing by M. Littré. Method of grafting stone fruit trees, by M. de Ressons. Theory of the movements of Saturn's satellites, by M. Cassini. Observations on the matter that colors false pearls by M. de Réaumur. Experiments on sound, by M. de La HIre. Establishment of a new plant genus, by M. D'Anty D'Isnard. Memoir on a monstrous child, by M. Marcot.

New edition, considered a pirated edition of the authorized edition published in Paris by the Imprimerie Royale. It is illustrated with 12 folding plates.
Contemporary full marbled glazed calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands, roulettes at head and foot. Red morocco title label and brown sealing-wax volume label. One cut at head. Scattered foxing, particularly on title page. 2 corners slightly bumped. Good copy.
Notable articles to be retained in each of the mentioned sections include the following:
Physics: On the flux and reflux of the sea; Chemistry: On the dyeing of metals; On vitriol and iron. Botany: On lichen. Geometry: On the intersections of curves, On a squarable circular space. Astronomy: On sunspots. Acoustics: On sound strings. With contributions by Cassini (Lunar eclipse of 1713), Geoffroy the elder, Réaumur, Jussieu (History of coffee)...

New edition, considered a piracy of the regular edition published in Paris by the Imprimerie Royale. It is illustrated with 17 folding plates.
Contemporary full marbled glazed calf binding. Decorated raised bands spine, roulettes at tail and head. Red morocco title label, and volume label in brown wax. A cut at head. Scattered foxing. Good copy.
Of particular note in each of the mentioned sections are the following remarkable articles
Anatomy: On the force that pushes blood in the foetus; Botany: On Ginseng; Astronomy: On the theory of eclipses, on the movement of Jupiter. As for the memoirs, we note with the greatest interest: Observation on the manner in which a girl without tongue performs the functions that depend on this organ, by M. Jussieu. Observation of the eclipse of the star Aldebaran by the moon, by M. De La Hire, and by M. Cassini. Observation of the solar eclipse of March 1718 by M. de La Hire, Maraldi. Observation of the passage of Jupiter by Maraldi.