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Photo ACCUM, Friedrich || WINSOR, Frédérick Albert. 

ACCUM, Friedrich || WINSOR, Frédérick Albert. 

Traité pratique de l'éclairage par le gaz inflammable, contenant une description sommaire de l'appareil et du mécanisme employés pour l'illumination des rues, des maisons et des manufactures, à l'aide du gaz hydrogène carburé, tiré du charbon de terre ; accompagné de remarques sur l'utilité, la sûreté et la nature générale de cette nouvelle branche d'économie civile. 

Paris, L'Auteur, 1816.
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500 €

First french edition.
Frédéric Albert Winsor is a German inventor, one of the pioneers of gas lighting in the United Kingdom and France. Building on the work of his compatriot Accum, he developed lighting during the first decade of the 19th century. gas in England. In 1816, The Winsor company arrived in Paris. The first achievements, the passage of the Panoramas, the lighting of the Luxembourg and the surroundings of the Odéon arouse in the Parisian population as much approval as disapproval, enthusiasm as fear, particularly regarding the risk of the gas holders exploding . The publication of this work (which is partially the translation into French of Accum's work) supports the commercial development of gas lighting.

Photo ADELINE, Jules. 

ADELINE, Jules. 

Lexique des termes d'art. 

Paris, A. Quantin, [v.1884].
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50 €

First edition.
A very practical handbook, especially for students of Art and Art History, who want to learn the different technical terms of architecture, sculpture, etc.

Numerous engravings in the text pages.

Photo ADER PICARD TAJAN. 

ADER PICARD TAJAN. 

Collection du Docteur Maurin ...
Porcelaines et Faïences des XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe et XIXe siècles. 

Rennes, s.n., 1988.
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25 €

Auction sale catalogue.

Photo ADER PICARD TAJAN. 

ADER PICARD TAJAN. 

Collection d'un grand amateur.
Important ensemble de faïences des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. 

Paris, s.n., 1979.
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25 €

Auction sale catalogue.

Photo [ALPINE]. 

[ALPINE]. 

5 photos de l'Alpine A310. 

s.l., s.n., [v. 1971].
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25 €
Photo ANDRAUD, Antoine. 

ANDRAUD, Antoine. 

Chemins éoliques ou locomotion par l'air comprimé. 

Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, 1847.
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350 €

First edition.
For Andraud, compressed air was an energy whose force was destined to change the face of the world. A visionary inventor, he developed a system of automobiles using compressed air as a propulsion system, the air was brought first by pipes along the route, then by tanks.
On August 26, 1844, Andraud and Tessié du Motay launched on the Paris-Versailles line (Left Bank) a new compressed air "locomotive-waggon". Weighing five tons and resembling a cylindrical boiler. As represented in the engravings in this book, Andraud planned to compete with the railways with "air-powered railways".
It was in fact in the tramway networks, after Andraud's death, that compressed air propulsion was developed in the 1860s-1870s
Presentation copy.

Photo APPERT, Nicolas. 

APPERT, Nicolas. 

L'Art de conserver, pendant plusieurs années, toutes les substances animales et végétales. 

Paris, Patris et Cie, 1810.
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800 €

First edition.
Book which discloses to the public the "Appertization" process, consisting of enclosing food in a glass bottle, then placing this bottle in a vase filled with boiling water for eight to ten minutes, heating in a closed container destroying the fermentation germs. Until then, only salting, sugaring and drying were known as methods of preserving meat and fish. Although the book was a great success and was republished many times, giving rise to the creation of the conservation industry, Nicolas Appert did not benefit from it and died poor in 1841.
Copy signed by the author.

Photo [AVIATION]. 

[AVIATION]. 

Notice concernant l'examen sommaire des avions et des moteurs par les pilotes avant le départ et après l'atterrissage. 

s.l., s.n., [v. 1918].
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150 €

Ancestor of the famous "Check-list" that each pilots read before take-off.
The cover is stamped with the Avord Aviation Practice School.

Photo BARBA, Alvarez Alphonse. 

BARBA, Alvarez Alphonse. 

Traité de l'art metalique, extrait des Oeuvres d'Alvarez Alfonse Barba, célèbre artiste dans les mines du Potozi, auquel on a joint un mémoire concernant les mines de France; avec un Tarif qui démontre les opérations qu'il faudroit faire pour tirer de ces mines l'or et l'argent qu'en tiroient les Romains lorsqu'ils étoient maîtres de Gaules. 

Paris, Pierre Prault, 1730.
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450 €

First edition in french
Rare book containing curious precepts of hermeticism and data on metal art.

Photo BECQUEREL. BABINET. DUHAMEL. 

BECQUEREL. BABINET. DUHAMEL. 

Instruction sur les Paratonnerres des magasins à poudre. 

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1867.
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100 €

Rare offprint from 'Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Sciences'.
In order to guarantee the powder warehouses against the risk of lightning, the Minister of War commissioned this study to the french science academy.

Photo [BERGERON, Louis-Georges-Isaac Salivet]. 

[BERGERON, Louis-Georges-Isaac Salivet]. 

Manuel du Tourneur, ouvrage dans lequel on enseigne aux Amateurs la manière d'exécuter sur la Tour à Pointes, à Lunette, en l'Air, Excentrique, Ovale, à Guillocher, Quarré, à Portraits & autres, tout ce que l'Art a produit de plus ingénieux. 

Paris, Bergeron, 1792-1796.
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700 €

First edition.
Reference manual on turning, very complete with its 72 folding plates including color plates presenting the different species of wood.

Photo BERTALL. 

BERTALL. 

Cahier des charges des chemins de fer. Pamphlet illustré. 

Paris, J. Hetzel, 1847.
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50 €

Second edition.
Frontispiece and numerous drawings in the text by Bertall.

Photo BEZOUT, Etienne. 

BEZOUT, Etienne. 

Cours de mathématiques à l'usage des gardes du pavillon et de la marine. 

Paris, Ph-D Pierres, 1781-1784.
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500 €

Rare complete course of Bezout containing the four parts, the continuation of the fourth part and the treaty of navigation.
Part 1 and 2 are bound together in the first volume. Complete with the 38 engravings.

"Native of Nemours, professor of mathematics with the guards of the Navy and the School of artillery (Monge succeeded him in 1783), Étienne Bézout (or Bezout, as very often said and written nowadays) edited many textbooks educational. " (chronomath).

Photo BIOT, Edouard. 

BIOT, Edouard. 

Manuel du constructeur de chemins de fer. 

Paris, Librairie encyclopédique Roret, 1834.
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250 €

First edition.
One of the very first works in French on railways.
Édouard Constant Biot (1803 - 1850) was a French engineer and sinologist. He participated as an engineer in the construction of the second French railway line, between Lyon and Saint-Étienne.

Photo BOECE DE BOODT, Anselme. 

BOECE DE BOODT, Anselme. 

Le Parfaict Joaillier, ou Histoire des pierreries ou sont amplement descrites leur naissance, de juste prix, moyen de les cognoistre, & se garder des contrefaites, facilitez medicinales, & propriectez curieuses. 

Lyon, Jean Antoine Huguetan, 1644.
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3000 €

First french edition.
Milestone in mineralogy and gemmology.
Translation by Jean Bachou from the Latin edition of the "Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia" and enriched with annotations by André Toll.
All precious stones are studied there as well as the cutting and polishing processes. Boodt also describes the virtues of stones, medicinal and magical faculties.
Numerous woodcuts in the text.

Photo BONNAFFÉ, Edmond. 

BONNAFFÉ, Edmond. 

Les Faiences de Saint-Porchaire. 

Paris, s.n., 1888.
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50 €

Rare offprint of the study published in the "gazette des beaux arts"on Faiences of Saint-Porchaire.

Photo BOONE, Mary Lou. 

BOONE, Mary Lou. 

Faience and soft Porcelain.
Selections from the Boone Collection. 

IM, Mary Lou Boone, 1992.
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50 €

Rare.

Photo BRUNEL, Georges || FORESTIER, E. 

BRUNEL, Georges || FORESTIER, E. 

La Pratique en photographie avec le procédé au gélatino-bromure d'argent. 

Paris, A la librairie illustrée, [v. 1890].
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50 €

First edition.
Book mainly focused on the collodion process.

followed by :
GANICHOT, Theoretical and practical treatise on the retouching of negative and positive proofs, Paris, Charles Mendel, [v. 1890]
112 pages (missing the half-title).
Long before Photoshop, retouching images has always been at the heart of the art of photography.

Photo BUCHOTTE, Nicolas. 

BUCHOTTE, Nicolas. 

Les Règles du Dessein et du Lavis, pour les plans particuliers des ouvrages & des bâtimens. 

Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1754.
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Reference work in the eighteenth century for the drawing of plans which participated in the harmonization of codes and legends.

Photo BULLET, Pierre. 

BULLET, Pierre. 

Traité de l'usage du pantomètre, instrument géométrique, instrument géométrique propre à prendre toutes sortes d'angles, mesurer les distances accessibles et inaccessibles, arpenter et diviser toutes sortes de figures. 

Paris, André Pralard, 1675.
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450 €

First edition.

Photo BULOS, Jean Antonin. 

BULOS, Jean Antonin. 

De la chaleur dans ses applications aux arts et aux manufactures. 

Paris, Urbain Canel, 1825.
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60 €

First edition.

Photo BURGSDORF, Friedrich August Ludwig (von) || BAUDRILLART, Jacques-Joseph. 

BURGSDORF, Friedrich August Ludwig (von) || BAUDRILLART, Jacques-Joseph. 

Nouveau manuel forestier à l'usage des agens forestiers de tous grades, des arpenteurs, des Gardes des bois impériaux et communaux, des préposés de la marine pour la recherche des bois propres aux constructions navales. 

Paris, Arthus-Bertrand, 1808.
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600 €

First french edition.
French translation by Jacques-Joseph Baudrillart of the reference book by Friedrich August Ludwig von Burgsdorf, a German forest specialist famous throughout Europe. The first volume contains a summary of the forest code, a general section on natural history, and the description of several hundred plant species found in forests and woods. In the second, there are chapters containing introductions to geometry, mechanics, and civil and naval construction. The tree to be felled is considered to provide parts useful for shipbuilding. It should be noted that the work comes three years after the defeat at Trafalgar, where the English had annihilated the French fleet.

Copy signed by the author.

Photo CABART DANNEVILLE, Maurice. 

CABART DANNEVILLE, Maurice. 

Les poudres de la guerre et de la marine en France et à l'Étranger. 

Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1913.
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45 €
Photo CAMUS, François-Joseph de. 

CAMUS, François-Joseph de. 

Traité des forces mouvantes pour la pratique des arts et métiers. Avec une explication de vingt machines nouvelles & utiles. 

Paris, Claude Jombert et Laurent Le Conte, 1722.
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150 €

First edition.

François-Joseph de Camus (1672-1732) is a French technician and inventor in mechanical science. This book is one of his most important texts, including a significant number of his inventions.

Photo [Chambre syndicale des forces hydrauliques]. 

[Chambre syndicale des forces hydrauliques]. 

Album de la Chambre syndicale des forces hydrauliques. 

Paris, Benin frères, 1911.
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2500 €

First edition.
Monumental iconography of the French hydraulic industry at the beginning of the 20th century, bringing together several hundred photos divided into two volumes:
Volume I: Transport and distribution of electrical energy
Volume II: Electrometallurgy, electrochemistry
he hydraulic forces union, including the president honorary was then Alfred Pechiney, brought together more than a hundred factories using "white coal" as an energy source. That is to say the hydraulic force of dams or rivers. Each industrial site of the union is represented by one or more photos preceded by a sheet giving the main characteristics. Important testimony to the history of France's industrial heritage.

Photo CHAMPION, E.-A. 

CHAMPION, E.-A. 

Suggestions d'intérieurs modernes. 

Paris, Ch. Massin et Cie, [v. 1925].
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1500 €

First edition.
Georges Champion (1889–1940) was a French decorator and furniture designer. He was born in Chaumont. He was professionally active in Paris. Champion’s designs were known for their sleek lines and modern aesthetic. The Art Deco movement, which was well-liked in the early 20th century, had a significant influence on him. His furniture pieces often featured geometric shapes and bold colours, which made them stand out from more traditional designs. In addition to his work as a furniture designer, Champion was also a skilled decorator. He worked on numerous high-profile projects throughout his career, including the interior design of several Parisian hotels and restaurants.

Photo CHEVALIER, Arthur. 

CHEVALIER, Arthur. 

L'étudiant micrographe. 

Paris, Adrien Delahaye, 1863.
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750 €

Rare first edition.

This book deals with five different types of microscopes (simple, composite, solar, gas, and electrical), and the various applications in botany, physiology, pathology and chemistry. The last chapter deals with optical instruments applied to medicine and surgery.
The atlas consists in 301 figures, in black and white, from observations made under the microscope.

Photo CHEVALIER, Charles || PRITCHARD, Andrew. 

CHEVALIER, Charles || PRITCHARD, Andrew. 

300 animalcules infusoires, dessinés à l'aide du microscope. 

Paris, Charles Chevalier, 1838.
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350 €

First edition.
Chevalier, Charles (1804-1859) French optical engineer, manufacturer and seller of microscopes, including abroad, supplier in particular to the Academy of Sciences, the Collège de France, and the Ecole Polytechnique.

Photo CHOPART, Louis Narcisse. 

CHOPART, Louis Narcisse. 

Essais sur les évolutions navales suivis de quelques tables. 

Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1839.
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600 €

First edition.
Chopart will be Vice-Admiral of the French Navy, he will participate in particular in the Algiers expedition in 1830. His book is in line with the tactics of the 18th century sailing navy, but as a former student from polytechnique he constantly uses geometric tools to demonstrate his movements. Beautiful printing on quality paper for this naval tactics book.

Photo [CITROEN]. 

[CITROEN]. 

Citroën 1919-1939 : Suite des 29 reproductions de voitures anciennes en couleurs. 

s.l., Citroën, [v. 1967].
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350 €

Very nice reproductions of the brand's models from 1919 to 1939.
We start with the type A and we end with the Traction avant.

Complete issues of the 29 drawings which were used to illustrate the book "Citroën 1919-1939" published in 1967.

Our issues comes from the archives of Alfred Lucas who was commercial director of Citroën during the 60s and who had kept a number for him advertising brochures in new condition that have never been distributed.

To our knowledge, this beautiful suite on photo paper has never been offered to the public in this form.

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