Nicolas Bion - Traité de la construction et des...

Early-epoch binding in full stiff leather with raised bands, spine label with titles and rich gilded ornaments on the back. Rare and important early 18th-century edition of the famous treatise on scientific instruments. Richly illustrated with numerous fascinating copper-engraved plates and folding illustrations out of text depicting proportion compasses, measuring instruments, astrolabes, sundials, and navigation/astronomy instruments. There are 28 plates.

Estimation:€350

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