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Photo [CITROEN]. 

[CITROEN]. 

Véhicules industriels : Conférences aux voyageurs spécialisés. 

s.l., Citroën, [v. 1930].
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75 €

Rare internal document for the training of Citroën sales agents, probably in the early 30s.

Photo [CITROEN || William KLEIN]. 

[CITROEN || William KLEIN]. 

Unanimité. 

Paris, Delpire publicité, 1965.
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200 €

Rare illustrated brochure with photographs by William Klein.
As an international press review on the Citroën DS19.

Photo [LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS]. 

[LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS]. 

Tubes à vide - Tubes à gaz. 

[Paris], [Imprimerie Maulde et Renou], [1952].
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75 €

Technical booklet published by the "Laboratoire central de télécommunications".

Photo KUPFFER, Adolf Theodor. 

KUPFFER, Adolf Theodor. 

Travaux de la commission pour fixer les mesures et les poids de l'empire de Russie. 

St Petersbourg, Imprimerie de l'Expédition de la confection des papiers de la Couronne, 1841.
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2000 €

First edition.
Adolph Theodor Kupffer (1799-1865) was a Baltic German physical chemist and therefore subject of the Russian Empire. He proposed establishing a single system of weights and measures in Russia, whose system, still of medieval inspiration, was then very heterogeneous. Kupffer's unified system will be adopted by an imperial decree of Nicholas I in 1835. He explains the modalities in this publication in 1841. Although these works are written in French, the French decimal metric system seems to him to be mathematically logical. , too revolutionary for Russia. He preferred to draw inspiration from the London Commission of Weights and Measures and defined the standards of weight (the pound), length (the Sagène) and volume (the védro) based on English measurements. A Russian Sagène is thus worth six English feet. The basic standards are made of copper and platinum. The Kupffer system remained in use in Russia until the end of the 19th century, before the country finally adopted the metric system.
Very complete set of atlas of 12 plates which completes the text.

Photo LEROY, A. 

LEROY, A. 

Traité pratique des machines locomotives. A l'usage des mécaniciens, des chauffeurs et autres agents spéciaux des ateliers et dépôts des chemins de fer. 

Dijon, Ropiteau, 1879.
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125 €

Rare first edition. Text only. Without the atlas published separatly.

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 MONCKHOVEN, Désiré van. 

MONCKHOVEN, Désiré van. 

Traité général de photographie suivi d'un chapitre spécial sur le gélatino-bromure d'argent. 

Paris, G. Masson, 1880.
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50 €

This seventh edition is the first to offer a long chapter devoted to the process on gelatin-silver bromide which has just been developed and which is the major revolution in photography at the end of the 19th century.

"It is certain that, from now on, photography is really within the reach of all and that its applications will become much more numerous. Indeed, it is enough to obtain dry plates with gelatin-silver bromide and to study during a small number of days the manipulations of the development of the image, to obtain results which were, until now, the exclusive domain of a few specialists ". (p. 373).

Photo MAYNIEL, Jean-Henri. 

MAYNIEL, Jean-Henri. 

Traite Experimental Analytique et Pratique de la Poussée Des Terres et des murs de Revêtement. 

Paris, Colas, 1808.
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250 €

First edition.

Copy signed by author.

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 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 PARIS, François-Edmond. 

PARIS, François-Edmond. 

Traité de l'Hélice Propulsive. 

Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1855.
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600 €

First edition.
Reference work on the beginnings of the use of the propeller as a means of propulsion of ships. T
he propeller improved in the 1830s begins to show its superiority over paddle wheels, and all commercial or military fleets are in full transition to steam propulsion.

The frontispiece represents the Himalaya, a British liner which is then the largest ship ever built. It will be used by the Royal Navy during the Second Opium War and will not be destroyed until 1940 by a German bombing.

Complete copy with all the required plates.

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 Lebon, Philippe. 

Lebon, Philippe. 

Thermolampes ou poêles qui chauffent; éclairent avec économie, et offrent, avec plusierus produits précieux, une force motrice applicable à toutes espèce de machines; inventés par Philippe Lebon, ingénieur des Ponts et Chaussées. 

Paris, Charles Pougens, 1801.
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2500 €

Philippe le Bon is the inventor of gas lighting and combustion engine, for which he placed patents in 1799 and 1801
In this rare booklet he explains these new concepts and he proposes to carry out public demonstrations of his inventions and launched a subscription in order to industrialize them.
The Hôtel Seigneley was equiped two month later with his Thermolamp for Gas lightling and heating.
Lebon died prematurely in 1804 has not had the time to develop his combustion engine and we have to wait more than 50 years until Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir realize the first combustion engine.

Photo DOURDIN, Jacques. 

DOURDIN, Jacques. 

Textiles artificiels, étude de leur situation présente et de leur avenir. 

Paris, imprimerie Paul Dupont, 1947.
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250 €

First edition.
Jacques Dourdin is the first to import the method of opinion polls in France. The method was popularized during the thirties in the United States by Doctor Gallup.
The French firm Jacques Dourdin proposed to provide industrialists and traders with all the information they wanted, thanks to the method of surveys by sample.
He thus delivers the first rational studies of the French market.
This pamphlet presents a survey on the need and acceptance of artificial textile fibers (rayon and fibranne) by the French market.

Numbered copy (n°861).

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 PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques. 

PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques. 

Strassburger Keramik. 

Bâle, Historisches Museum, 1986.
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25 €

Exhibtion catalogue.

Photo PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques. 

PETER-MÜLLER, Irmgard || BASTIAN, Jacques. 

Strassburger Keramik. 

Bâle, Historisches Museum, 1986.
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25 €

Exhibtion catalogue.

Photo HAUG, Hans. 

HAUG, Hans. 

Strassburger Fayence. 

Darmstadt, Franz Schneekluth Verlag, 1957.
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15 €
Photo PELOUZE, Edmond. 

PELOUZE, Edmond. 

Secrets modernes des arts et métiers. 

Paris, Librairie de Maison, 1840 - 1850.
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350 €

Third edition, the most important, because contains a description of the Daguerreotype's technique, presented at the Academy of Sciences of Paris on 7th January 1839 by Arago,

This book consists in many different chapters with one that reproduced the full text of the description of this revolutionary process, taken from the « Historique et description du daguerréotype et du diorama », published in 1839 by Daguerre.

It is one of the first diffusions of this technique in a book of scientific popularization (in 1840), which shows the huge success of photography among the public.


Complete copy in 3 volumes, with an additional manuscript volume written by an anonymous author (it contains a set of manufacturing methods for products such as linen marking ink, marine glue or how to make fabrics waterproof).

Photo [SECRETS]. 

[SECRETS]. 

Secrets concernant les arts et métiers. 

Paris, Claude Jombert, 1716.
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350 €

First edition.
This book contains many craft secrets for the decorative arts with the recipes of varnishes, ink, dyes useful to painters, engravers, jewelers, cabinetmakers, perfumers ... A real treasure for the restorers of objects of the eighteenth century.

Photo LUMIERE, Auguste et Louis. 

LUMIERE, Auguste et Louis. 

Résumé des Travaux Scientifiques. 

s.l., s.n., 1914.
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500 €

Important first edition containing the works of by the Lumière brothers from 1887 to 1914.
The most important being of course those on photography.

Photo [GNOME & RHONE] || [Ministère de l'air]. 

[GNOME & RHONE] || [Ministère de l'air]. 

Renseignements sur le moteur Jupiter 9Ad 9Ady 420CV. 

Paris, Centre d'instruction des spécialistes de l'aviation, [v. 1930].
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Photo [Fiche technique]. 

[Fiche technique]. 

RENAULT 12 Gordini. 

s.l., L'Expert automobile, 1974.
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30 €

Technical specifications for Renault 12 (R1170) and Renault 12 Gordini (R1173) including the time of manpower for each repair.

Photo [POLYTECHNIQUE] CHAUVISE, Jules Thimotée. 

[POLYTECHNIQUE] CHAUVISE, Jules Thimotée. 

Recueils d'Epures. 

s.l., s.n., 1837-1839.
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650 €

Collection of drawings, by Jules Thimothé Chauvisé (X 1837 ; 1817-????).
The structure of these drawing as taught at the Ecole Polytechnique is often the same, with parts more or less developed, and drawings more or less elaborate according to the times and students.
We thus find drawings of curves, surfaces, perspectives, shadows, stone cut, architecture, machine and gears, topography and fortifications.

Photo [CITROEN || Ami6]. 

[CITROEN || Ami6]. 

Pour vous Madame. 

s.l., Citroën, [v. 1965].
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30 €
Photo VREDEMAN DE VRIESE, Paul. 

VREDEMAN DE VRIESE, Paul. 

Plusieurs Menuiseries comme Portaulx, Garderobbes, Buffets, Chalicts. 

Bruxelles, G. A. Van Trigt, 1869.
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100 €

Reprint in photolithographs of the original plates from 1630.

Photo [PEUGEOT]. 

[PEUGEOT]. 

Photos anciennes de la Peugeot Type 95. 

Pontoise, A. Godefroy, 1910.
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150 €

Very beautiful old prints of a Peugeot car model. The photographed model appears to be a variation of the 95-type output in 1907. The Type 95 is a luxury model of the brand intended to be driven by a driver.

Photo [CITROEN || DS]. 

[CITROEN || DS]. 

Pape Jean XXIII bénissant la DS19. 

s.l., Citroën, [1959].
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20 €

Photo of Jean XXIII blessing a Citroën DS19 Prestige when it was released in 1959.

Photo [FORD] || Edouard SEIDLER. 

[FORD] || Edouard SEIDLER. 

Opération Fiesta, autobiographie du projet Ford Bobcat. 

Lausanne, Edita, 1976.
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25 €
Photo PALISSY, Bernard. 

PALISSY, Bernard. 

Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy revues sur les exemplaires de la Bibliothèque du Roi ; avec des notes par M. Faujas de Saint Fond, et des additions par M. Gobet. 

Paris, Ruault, 1777.
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450 €

First edition of the complete works of Bernard Palissy. As always without the portrait and the dedicatory epistle to Franklin, which were deleted by the editor prior to publication.
In this copy a later portrait as been added.

It contains the texts on alchemy, but also on agriculture, geology, botany, ceramics, embalming, engineering, hydrology , medicine, metallurgy, meteorology, mineralogy, paleontology, philosophy, physics, toxicology and zoology.

Palissy, first became famous through his technique for making a rustic enameled earthenware, a skill which gained him the appointment of inventeur des rustiques figurines du roy. Palissy was probably one of the first men in France to teach natural sciences from facts, specimens and demonstrations rather than hypotheses. (DSB).

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