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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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500 €

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 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 OZANAM, Jacques. 

OZANAM, Jacques. 

Méthode de lever les Plans et les Cartes de terre et de mer avec toutes sortes d'instrumens, et sans instrumens. 

Paris, Michallet, 1693.
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650 €

Rare first edition.
In addition to detailing the geometric methods of surveying, Ozanam describes the composition and use of the material specific to the surveyors of the time: copper plank, compass, Huygens level.

Photo PILES, Roger de. 

PILES, Roger de. 

Dialogue sur le coloris. 

Paris, Nicolas Langlois, 1699.
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450 €

Second edition.
"The discourse on art was born in France during the reign of Louis XIV thanks to two antagonistic figures: Félibien (1619-1709) and Roger de Piles (1635-1709). The latter became the major theoretician of color in the quarrel which opposed Rubenists and Poussinists during the last three decades of the 17th century." (trad. from Bernard Teyssèdre, "Roger de Piles and The debate on color, 1957)

De Piles supports Rubens by arguing that color is the major subject of painting and must come before drawing.

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[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 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 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 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 JOBLOT, Louis. 

JOBLOT, Louis. 

Observations d'histoire naturelle, faites avec le microscope. 

Paris, Briasson, 1754-1755.
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2500 €

Second edition.
Posthumous edition increased by 53 spectacular plates resulting from the observations of Louis Joblot under the microscope. The second volume is devoted to the technical evolutions of microscopes on which Joblot worked, which allowed him to explore the unknown world of protozoa.

Photo LE BLOND, Guillaume. 

LE BLOND, Guillaume. 

Elémens de fortification. 

Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1756.
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150 €

Fourfth edition.
Remarkable work by its plates of fortifications.

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DARLES DE LINIERE, ?. 

Pompes sans cuirs. 

Paris, Manufacture royale, 1768.
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400 €

First edition.
Darles de Linière presents his pump models in which the leather bladders and valves were replaced by copper pistons. The plates show models of merchant ship pumps, wheeled fire pumps (the ancestor of the fire truck), and pumps for raising water from wells.

Photo MALOUIN, Paul-Jacques. 

MALOUIN, Paul-Jacques. 

l'Art du Meunier et du Boulanger. 

Neuchatel, Société Typographique, 1771.
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400 €

First 4to edition.
This is only Volume I, entirely devoted to the art of the miller and the baker: description of mills, milling techniques, flour quality, breadmaking processes, and economic aspects of the profession. This work is an exceptional primary source on 18th-century know-how for understanding how bread was made before the Revolution.

Photo GRIGNON, Pierre-Clément. 

GRIGNON, Pierre-Clément. 

Mémoires de physique sur l'art de fabriquer le fer, d'en fondre et forger des canons d'artillerie; sur l'histoire naturelle et sur divers sujets particuliers de physique et d'économie, avec une table analytique des matières en forme de dictionnaire, pour servir à l'intelligence des termes techniques. 

Paris, Delalain, 1775.
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2400 €

First edition of this important work for the metallurgy and the cristallography.

Photo DUTENS, Louis. 

DUTENS, Louis. 

Des Pierres précieuses et des Pierres fines, avec les moyens de les connoitre & de les évaluer. 

Paris, F.A. Didot, 1776.
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800 €

First edition.
In the first part Dutens explains his system of classification whereby the finest and most durable of gemstones are dubbed "oriental" while those of lesser quality and hardness receive the title of "occidental," thus perpetuating in a highly popular and widely distributed work these unfortunate and misleading terms that persisted in use well into the last century. Some generalities on gemstones also appear here as curious lore, origin of gemstones, and other topics, followed by separate chapters on the major gemstones beginning with diamond. The latter chapter records recent experiments in France and elsewhere on the combustibility of diamond, one such experiment he personally observed. The second part describes lesser gemstones, mainly massive types, used mostly in cabochons or in the manufacture of small to large ornamental articles or decorations.

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).

Photo DESGODETZ, Antoine. 

DESGODETZ, Antoine. 

Les Édifices antiques de Rome, mesurés et dessinés très exactement sur les lieux. 

Paris, Claude Antoine Jombert, 1779.
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3000 €

Second edition.
A new edition by Claude Antoine Jombert, who had just acquired the original copperplates from the descendants of the architect.
Antoine Desgodetz was sent to Rome, where he stayed for sixteen months in 1676–1677, to survey and measure ancient monuments with great precision. The purpose was well conceived, as he had already observed discrepancies in the dimensions—and thus the proportions—given in classical works on the subject.
The result was a work of obvious utility and great beauty: Desgodetz’s drawings were engraved by excellent artists, including Louis de Chastillon, Nicolas Guérard, and Jean and Pierre Lepautre. Each plate is accompanied by a facing descriptive notice specifying the measurements of the various elements and pointing out the errors in earlier treatises.
The work was justly admired and underwent several reissues. It is all the more surprising to learn that, unlike most ancient treatises, it has not lost its value: even today’s archaeologists—far more demanding than the amateurs of the past—still recognize its accuracy and usefulness.

A complete copy, with all 137 required plates.

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 [LE ROY, Julien-David]. LE ROI. 

[LE ROY, Julien-David]. LE ROI. 

Nouvelles recherches sur les Vaisseau long des anciens, sur les voiles latines, et sur les moyens de diminuer les dangers que courent les navigateurs. 

Paris, Chez les libraires qui vendent les Nouveautés, 1786.
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600 €

Rare first edition.
Le Roy, was an architect and professor at the Academy of Architecture.
He is interested in the Navy and seeks to make technical improvements.
To validate his solutions, he will build a prototype that he will sail and in this book he presents his results.

Photo [GRAVURE]. 

[GRAVURE]. 

8 planches sur la Verrerie. 

[Paris], [Chez Panckoucke & Plomteux], [1787 - 1789].
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30 €

Set of 8 plates dedicated to glassware, taken from the Pancoucke methodical encyclopedia.
The plates numbered from 1 to 8 represent glass oven plans.

Photo BEDOS DE CELLES, François. 

BEDOS DE CELLES, François. 

La Gnomonique pratique, ou l'art de tracer avec la plus grande précision les cadrans solaires. 

Paris, Firmin Didot, 1790.
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250 €

New edition of this important treatise on gnomonics by François Bedos de Celles (1709-1779), a Benedictine monk and engineer, also known for his work in clockmaking and organ building. This work details the precise methods of building sundials, addressing the underlying mathematical and astronomical principles. Published by Firmin Didot, it is an essential reference for amateurs and specialists in clockmaking and time measurement. Some handwritten annotations.

Photo LESCALLIER, Daniel. 

LESCALLIER, Daniel. 

Traité pratique du gréement des vaisseaux et autres batimens de mer. 

Paris, Clousier, 1791.
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1200 €

First edition.
In addition to a busy career in the administration of the Navy, Daniel Lescallier (17443-1822) wrote several works devoted to the navy.
This practical treatise by Lescallier is abundantly illustrated with plates, some of which come from his Marine dictionary.
This work is today a reference for knowledge of the rigging of 18th century vessels.

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 MOMORO, Antoine-François. 

MOMORO, Antoine-François. 

Traité élémentaire de l'imprimerie, ou le Manuel de l'Imprimeur. 

Paris, A.F. Momoro, 1793.
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2000 €

The scarce first edition.
Manual which will remain a reference for printers for a long time.
Momoro was very active during the French Revolution, member of the Cordeliers club, printer for Père Duchesne d'Hébert, he put his career at the service of the Revolution but died on the scaffold in 1794 with his Hébertist friends. It would be to him that we owe the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity".
Complete copy of the 36 plates required. The error which announced 40 plates on the title page was crossed out on our copy. This notice will be modified in the second edition.

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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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 PRONY, Gaspard de. 

PRONY, Gaspard de. 

Mémoire sur le jaugeage des eaux courantes

Relié à la suite :
- SMEATON. Recherches expérimentales sur l'eau et le vent. 1827
- BELANGER. Essai sur la solution numérique de quelques problèmes relatifs au mouvement permanent des eaux courantes. 1828. 

Paris, Imprimerie de la république, 1802.
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300 €

Bound together three hydraulics work in french.
First edition for the Prony an Belanger and second french edition for Smeaton.

Photo BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. 

BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. 

L'Art de conduire et de régler les pendules et les montres. 

Paris, J. M. Eberhart, 1805.
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250 €

Third edition.
Watchmaking at the end of the 18th century was a field at the cutting edge of technology. Berthoud's manual aimed to make accessible the knowledge and practice of the maintenance and adjustment of clocks and watches.
Untouched copy.

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.

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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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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 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.
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Photo DELAMBRE, Jean-Baptiste Joseph || JANVIER, Antide. 

DELAMBRE, Jean-Baptiste Joseph || JANVIER, Antide. 

Extrait d'un rapport sur un ouvrage de M. Janvier, ayant pour titre: Des Révolutions des Corps célestes par le mécanisme des Rouages. 

[Paris], [Institut de France], 1813.
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100 €

First edition.
Rare booklet probably published by Antide Janvier in which he reproduces the minutes of a session of the Academy of Sciences in which Delambre acts as rapporteur for the reading of his work: "Revolutions of the Celestial Bodies by the Mechanism of the Cogs ". Janvier adds some comments in footnotes in which we sense his bitterness that the Institute did not judge his book worthy of being sent to universities for study. He is saddened that they preferred to give four thousand francs to the miller Girardot for his uranographic machine. Janvier was one of the most brilliant watchmakers of his time, famous in particular for his spheres and planetaries.

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