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an old book with a picture of a farm and tools on itan open book with a black and white title on itan open book with a picture of a man on itan open book with drawings of buildings and other things on itan old book with a drawing of tools on itan open book with a drawing of a building on it
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36 - [ARTS AND CRAFTS] DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. The Art o…
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Estimate €80 - €100
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Description
[ARTS AND CRAFTS] DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. The Art of Roofing. No place [Paris], no publisher [Delatour], 1766. Folio, 19th-century black half-percale binding. 56 pp., 4 copperplate plates. Some scuffing (particularly along the edges), title page slightly discoloured and a few rare foxing spots, margins slightly frayed, some warping of the leaves extending slightly onto the plates. First edition of this volume on the Art of Roofing, illustrated with 4 engraved plates. It forms part of the collection *Description des Arts et Métiers* by the Royal Academy of Sciences, begun in 1709 and which included plates from 1761 onwards. Bears several library stamps on the title page and a hand-drawn library ex-libris in Italian. A fine copy.
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Auction time 07/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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