Bélidor. Architecture hydraulique. 1782-1789
BELIDOR. Architecture hydraulique, ou l'art de conduire, d'élever et de ménager les eaux pous les différens besoins de la vie.
Paris, L.Cellot, 1782-1790.
1750 €
Four parts, 4to (28.1x21.5 cm) :
P1 : frontispiece, (8)-xii-412 pages, 44 folding plates.
P2 : (8)-423-xxviii pages, 55 folding plates
P3 : (8)-xiv-(2)- xxxii pages, 60 folding plates
P4 : frontispiece, viii-480-xxxvii-(3) pages, 60 folding plates
Copy without portrait.
illustration: 2 frontispieces and 219 folding plates.
binding: Contemporary full mottled sheep, spine gilt in six compartments, title and volume number in gilt on lettering-pieces, red edges, marbled endpapers.
Part 1 : light waterstains on upper margin, Part 2 : waterstains on lower margin, Part 3 : strong waterstain on lower margin (without touching the text), Part 4 : light waterstain, small tear on plate 24. Bindings rubbed, caps and corners worn, 4 joints cracked but sound.
"one of the earliest scientific books in the field of engineering. Concentrating on civil construction he considers transportation, shipbuilding, waterways and water supply, ornamental fountains, windmills and pumps, epitomizing their state on the eve of the Industrial Revolution."Bibliotheca Mechanica".
