De la locomotion : recueil de faits qui se rattachent au principe de la chaleur

First edition for which a second volume was planned but never published.
Bradel binding in full navy blue cloth, smooth spine, date at foot, hazel shagreen title-label with minor scratches, original wrappers preserved.
Work complete with its folding plate at the end containing 12 figures.
Autograph inscription by M. Frimot on the half-title page which has a small filled angular lack where the dedicatee's name would have appeared.
Scattered foxing.
Rare.