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SCHLUTTER, Christophe-André || HELLOT. De la Fonte des Mines, des Fonderies, &tc. 1764-1753.
SCHLUTTER, Christophe-André || HELLOT.
De la Fonte des Mines, des Fonderies, &tc.
Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1764-1753.
Two 4 to (251x192 mm), frontispice, xviii-(2)-424 pages and IV engravings on 3 folding plates / xvi-661-(2)-(1 bl.) pages and 55 folding plates. binding : Contemporary full calf, gilt spine in six compartments. Upper caps of vol. 1 chipped, upper joint of vol. 2 split.
French edition (first for vol. 2 and second for vol. 1 in uniform binding).
The most important eighteenth-century book on mining, or refining, metallurgical chemistry, smelting, and essaying. (Neville).
references: Neville [II p. 435 : "Though this work is called by Hellot a translation, it contains in fact a great deal of original matter; many processes not noticed by Schülter are given, and many essential articles are introduced"].
Price : 750 €
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