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Condition: 1 lack on the upper crown, 1 joint split over 1 cm, solid hinges, corners in good condition, spine with raised bands decorated with golden fleurons and the title piece and the year, title printed in red and black, some browning, red edges. Complete.
Book illustrated with 23 folded plates, 2 folded maps and 7 folded tables.
Content: History of the epidemic diseases of 1746, observed in Paris. Astronomical observations made at the Mazarin College. Observation of the lunar eclipse of August 30, 1746. Second memoir on parasitic plants. On the movement of Saturn. Arsenic research. Memoir on the determination of planetary orbits. Research on the reunion of the wounds of trees. Etc...
A fine copy, perfectly bound. 67465059
