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METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

Estimate €150 - €300
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Description
SCIENCES] DIDEROT/D'ALEMBERT] Collection of plates from the new edition of the *Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers* with their explanations, Geneva, Pellet, 1778 3 volumes in-4, full calf, ribbed spine, gilt decoration: Vol. I: 35 pages, 75 plates, 87 pages, 19 plates, 31 pages, 37 plates, 14 pages; followed by Vol. II and 7 plates; II: 56 pages, 31 plates, 47 pages, 64 plates, 11 pages, 24 plates, 8 pages, 39 plates, 48 pages, 19 plates, 52 pages; III: 64 pages, 143 pages The engravings in the volumes (some marked as double, triple or quadruple) are by Bernard Direx and Richomme. This set comprises over 450 plates: 138 in the first volume, 177 in the second and 143 pages in the last. Inscriptions in the margins of Volume 1. Volume 1: page 5/6 of the ‘marine’ chapter, torn with a gap. Two loose plates in Volume 3. Several page corners are missing from Volume 3. Corners are worn, caps are scuffed, and the binding is fragile.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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