Lot 501
French, natural history, science & miscellaneous books, a quantity, including Duhamel, Jean Baptiste
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Regiae Scientiarum Academiae historia. Paris: J.B. Delespine, 1701. Second edition, 4to, diagrams, contemporary calf, spotting, worn; Turpin, M.P. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles. Planches. Paris, 1816-29. 5 volumes, 8vo, plate volumes only [3 zoology, 2 botany], half calf, slight spotting or discolouration, bindings detached; Tourreil, Jacques de Oeuvres. Paris: Brunet, 1721. 2 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait, folding map, contemporary calf, three covers detached; Tessier, l'abbé Traité des maladies des grains. Paris, 1783. 8vo, 6 folding plates, lacking wrappers, title soiled, frayed and with small hole affecting two letters, stitching broken; most with RCSI library stamp on title, spotting, some dust-soiling; Dumas, Jean Traité de chimie, appliquée aux arts. Paris, 1828-35. Volumes 1-5 only (of 9), original wrappers, volume 5 lacks wrappers, some dust-soiling; all with RCSI library stamp on title, some spotting and dust-soiling, some rubbed or worn; and others, similar; sold not subject to return