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129 - [DUCHESNE (H.-Gabriel)]. Dictionary of Industry, or a System…
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[DUCHESNE (H.-Gabriel)]. Dictionary of Industry, or a Systematic Collection of Useful Processes in the Sciences and the Arts… Third edition, entirely revised and considerably expanded. Paris, Poignée, Volland, Billois, Year IX (1801), 6 volumes in-8. Bound in fawn-coloured, grained sheepskin; smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons and friezes; red title and volume number labels; yellow marbled edges. (Contemporary bindings). – Corners and edges locally rubbed; insect damage along the edges of some covers with loss of leather; a few scuffs; the interior of the volumes is in fair condition. Large folded plate in Volume V: combinations of decorative chequered patterns; 2 folded tables in Volume 6: conversions. Text in two columns. This substantial work, first published in 1776 in three volumes, covers all the pre-industrial techniques in use at the end of the 18th century: chemistry, food, agriculture and agronomy, domestic science, medicine, science and technology… (Quérard II, p. 625 – Barbier I, 961).
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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