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Paris: Firmin Didot 1812
PARTS ONE AND TWO
Selling here is an early nineteenth century of 'Memoires de la classe des sciences mathématiques et physiques de l'Institut Impérial de France'. In two parts. The parts are bound together and have separate pagination. Featuring 16 plates total, throughout, including folding.
Studies by Poisson, Arago, Biot, Deleambre, Cuvier & Guyton-Morveau.
92pp, 280pp, cxliv, 274pp - a few leaves mis-numbered, but complete.
Bound in marbled paper covered boards with calf edge. Binding heavily worn, with loss to edges and corners. Boards coming loose and spine with loss.Contents: first couple of leaves coming loose to part one. Stamps to half-title. General toning, browning and the odd bit of spotting. Otherwise in good order. Plates in nice condition for the age. A decent example of a scarce book. Please see our images for further description.
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