Berthoud, Ferdinand
Essai sur l'horlogerie
Estimate: £400 - £600
Auction: 18 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Paris: J. G. Merigot le jeune, Didot fils, Jombert jeune, 1786. Second edition, 2 volumes, 4to, contemporary quarter vellum, later marbled sides to style, half-titles, 38 engraved folding plates by Chouffard after Goussier, damp-staining to outer leaves, occasional spotting, a few plates nicked along fore edges, plate 11 repaired on verso;
Biot, Jean-Baptiste. Recherches expérimentales et mathématiques sur les mouvemens des molécules de la lumière autour de leur centre de gravité. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1814. First edition, 4to, later half calf by Carss of Glasgow, rebacked with original spine laid down, 5 engraved plates, Glasgow University prize plate awarded to one William Steele by professor of mathematics James Thomson (1786-1849), father of Lord Kelvin;
Bonnet, Charles. Traité d'insectologie; ou observations sur les pucerons. Paris: Durand, 1745. First edition, 2 volumes, 12mo, contemporary cat's-paw sheep, gilt spines, 8 engraved folding plates;
Nollet, Jean-Antoine, abbé. Essai sur l'électricité des corps. Troisième édition; Recherches sur les causes particulières des phénomènes électriques … troisième édition; Lettres sur l'électricité. Paris: Frères Guérin [first two works]; Hippolyte-Louis Guérin, et Louis-François Delatour, 1753. 3 works, all 8vo, contemporary mottled tan sheep, gilt spines, respectively with engraved frontispiece and 4 folding plates, 8 engraved plates, and 4 engraved plates; and 1 other work (9)