Paris (France)

first edition.
Bound in half red shagreen, back with five nerves decorated with gilded floral patterns, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, small traces of rubbing heads boards, sprinkled edges, contemporary binding.
autograph dedication of the author signed autograph of Paul Meurice P. Déchard.
Pleasant copy drawn in a contemporary binding.

Later edition with a portrait of the author by Aug. St Aubin after Houdon’s bust and 152 plates by Moreau le Jeune. This copy also includes ten folding plates of mathematical figures, a lithographed note by the King of Prussia and Voltaire, a lithographed letter from Voltaire to Bertrand, another lithographed letter from Voltaire and a table of sounds and music.
Contemporary dark blue half calf, spine in five compartments with dentelles and gilt fillets as well as fleurons and blindruled fillets, marbled edges.
A little foxing, otherwise a very good copy.

Second edition printed on Holland paper.
Binding blue half morocco with corners, back with five nerves set with ornate golden double dotted ornate gilded coffered, framing gilded nets on marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, elegant binding unsigned.
Provenance: Library of Jules Janin with his bookplate pasted on a contreplat and signed an autograph autograph dedication of the author of printer Jules Claye: "A friend Jules Janin ..."
Beautiful copy pleasantly established.

first edition.
Binding half shagreen maroquiné olive green, lightened spine five nerves, golden tail date marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, contemporary binding signed Durvand.
autograph dedication of the author signed autograph Alberic Cahuet Mauritius Normant "... honor a student and a grateful friend ..."

first edition.
Bound in brown half shagreen, back with four nerves decorated with double gilded boxes decorated with gold floral patterns, marbled paper plates, paper contreplats guards and to the tank.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Ferdinand André Fabre Theuriet.

first edition.
Bound in red half shagreen with corners, back with five nerves set with black fillets, framing of double net gilded on the boards of marbled paper, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, preserved covers.
Signed autograph Ferdinand Fabre to his nephew Leon Garnier.