Asta: 359 / Rare Books including Marine Art del 16/17. novembre 2009 ad Amburgo Lot 235

Histoire de l


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Histoire de l'académie royale
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. 15 Bde. 1729-47.
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€ 2,800 / $ 2,996
Risultato:
€ 4,440 / $ 4,750

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Histoire de l'académie royale des sciences. Vols. I-III/2 and IV-XI in 12 vols. - Table alphabétique des matières. Vols. I-V (in 3). Together 15 vols. With 180 (63 doublepage, 25 multiple folding) copperplates. Paris 1729-47. Contemp. calf with rich gilt spine, label in colours and gilt-tooled floral border. Small 4to.
Brunet I, 27. - Graesse I, 10. - Important publication on the history of the French Academy of Sciences. Contains the scientific discoveries from its first thirty years of existence. With numerous zoological, botanical and anatomic plates, maps, astronomic observations, zodiacs and a lot more. Addiutionaly, the first five index volumes (of 10; vol. I-IV published by L. Godin) for the years 1666-1740. - Lacking third part of vol. III. - With even brownibg in places. Binding slightly rubbed, 4 spine ends chipped at top. Fine, well-preserved and uniformly bound series.




235
Histoire de l'académie royale
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. 15 Bde. 1729-47.
Stima:
€ 2,800 / $ 2,996
Risultato:
€ 4,440 / $ 4,750

( commissione inclusa)