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35 - BERTRAND (Jean-Elie). Descriptions of the Arts and Crafts dr…
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BERTRAND (Jean-Elie). Descriptions of the Arts and Crafts drawn up or approved by the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. New edition [...] [Volumes II, XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII] - BERTRAND, Descriptions of Arts and Crafts prepared or approved by the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. New edition [...] Volume II, containing the first four sections on ironwork and the art of charcoal burning. Neuchâtel, Imprimerie de la Société Typographique, 1774. Marbled calfskin, ribbed spine. 34 plates. - BERTRAND, Descriptions of Arts and Crafts prepared or approved by the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. New edition [...] Volume XV, containing the manufacture of anchors, the forging of anvils, the new art of tempering molten iron, the art of the steel comb-maker for the manufacture of silk fabrics, the art of drawing iron into wire known as ‘archal wire’, the art of refining sugar and the art of refining silver. Neuchâtel, Imprimerie de la Société Typographique, 1781. Marbled half-calf, ribbed spine. 30 plates. - BERTRAND, Descriptions of the Arts and Crafts prepared or approved by the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. New edition [...] Volume XVI, containing the first three sections of the second part on the art of working coal mines. Neuchâtel, Printed by the Typographical Society, 1780. Marbled half-calf, ribbed spine. 30 plates. - BERTRAND, Descriptions of Arts and Crafts drawn up or approved by the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. New edition [...] Volume XVII, containing the fourth section of the second part on the art of working coal mines. Neuchâtel, Imprimerie de la Société Typographique, 1780. Marbled half-calf, ribbed spine. 12 plates. - BERTRAND, Descriptions of Arts and Crafts drawn up or approved by the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. New edition [...] Volume XVIII, containing an analytical table of contents for *The Art of Exploiting Coal Mines*, a supplement to the account of operations undertaken in Normandy and Burgundy announced in the third article of the final part, and several additions and corrections, a new method for classifying mathematical and astronomical instruments, a description of a microscope and various micrometres designed to measure circular or straight sections with the utmost precision. Neuchâtel, Imprimerie de la Société Typographique, 1781. Marbled half-calf, ribbed spine. 13 plates. Ex-libris of Paul Chapuy, mining engineer.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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