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112 - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri Louis).
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DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri Louis). *The Physics of Trees*… Paris, H. L. Guérin & L. F. Delatour, 1758. 2 volumes in-4, 19.5 x 24.5 cm, 3 folios, LXVIII + 308 pp., 14 + 14 folded plates & 2 folios, 4 + 432 pp., 17 + 5 folded plates, contemporary Rhenish or Central European binding in speckled fawn calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. First edition of this work, which forms the second part of the *Traité des bois et forêts*. Illustrated with 50 folded engraved plates. From the natural history library of Gilbert Dufaux (dry-stamped on the title pages and p. 39). Faint foxing, numerous plates uniformly foxed. Worn caps, split joints, rubbed corners. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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