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1504 - Geology – Mineralogy
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Geology – Mineralogy Romé de l'Isle, Jean Baptiste Louis A methodical description of a collection of minerals from the cabinet of M. D. R. D. L. (= Monsieur de Romé de l'Isle). With an engraved allegorical frontispiece by Aug. de St. Aubin after C. Monnel, as well as several vignettes and decorative borders in woodcut. Paris, Didot jeune and Knapen, 1773. XXXII, 299, (5, reg., printer’s mark) 8vo. Temporary binding of the period in snail-marbled paper (assembled from several individual sheets, occasionally stained, corners bumped, top edge stained). First and only edition of the descriptive catalogue of a substantial mineral collection. – DSB XI, 521. - Hoover 690. - Schuh 4154. - Sotheby’s, Freilich Coll. 464. - Wilson, History of Mineral Collection, pp. 50–53. - Contains detailed descriptions of around 750 metal-bearing specimens from the important collection of Romé de l’Isle (1736–1790), a French mineralogist and co-founder of modern crystallography, including details of provenance, associated minerals, location, size, estimated weight of the precious metals contained, and the name of any donor. 68 specimens from Romé de l’Isle’s collection were illustrated in colour in Gautier d’Agoty’s *Histoire Naturelle* (1781), for which Romé de l’Isle wrote the text. His mineral collection is now housed in the Natural History Museum in Paris. – Title page with a small owner’s note in the upper white margin; the upper white margins of some leaves have a small watermark; otherwise a very well-preserved, uncut copy, printed on thick paper. Geology. – Mineralogy. – First and only edition of the descriptive catalogue of a most substantial mineral collection. Bound in contemporary snail-patterned marbled paper and illustrated with a magnificent engraved allegorical frontispiece. – For references, see above. - Contains detailed descriptions of approximately 750 metal-bearing specimens from the most important collection of Romé de l’Isle (1736–1790), a French mineralogist and co-founder of modern crystallography, with information on origin, associated minerals, location, size, the estimated weight of the precious metals contained, and any mention of a donor. 68 specimens from Romé de l’Isle’s collection were illustrated in colour in Gautier d’Agoty’s *Histoire Naturelle* (1781), for which Romé himself wrote the text. His mineral collection is now housed in the Natural History Museum in Paris. – Title page bears a small owner’s note in the upper white margin; the upper white margins of some leaves have small water stains; otherwise, a very well-preserved, untrimmed copy, printed on thick paper. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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