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Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

30 - [NAVY] - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis) - Treatise on the …
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Estimate €300 - €500
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[NAVY] - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis) - Treatise on the Manufacture of Ropes for Ships, or the Art of Rope-Making Perfected - Paris; Desaint, 1769 - 2 parts in 1 volume, In-4° (continuous pagination) – Scattered foxing (marked on the title page), title page skilfully restored on the spine – 13 fold-out plates engraved on copper, 13 headpieces and initials engraved on copper, wood-engraved tailpieces - 2nd edition, ‘in which information concerning twisted ropes has been added’, forming the second part, illustrated with 6 plates. Each of the 13 chapters comprising the first part is preceded by a captioned engraved vignette illustrating the various stages of hemp cultivation and processing. The work concludes with a technical glossary - 19th-century marbled cardboard binding (first joint split) – Spine (detached with small losses to the cap ends) with a brown morocco title label – Edges speckled with brown – A fairly good copy.
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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