DE L'EXPLOITATION DES BOIS OU MOYENS DE TIRER UN PARTI AVANTAGEUX DES TAILLIS, DEMI-FUTAIES ET HAUTES-FUTAIES, ET D'EN FAIRE UNE JUSTE ESTIMATION. AVEC LA DESCRIPTION DES ARTS QUI SE PRATIQUENT DANS LES FORÊTS : Faisant Partie Du Traite´ Complet Des Bois & Des Forests
by Duhamel Du Monceau, M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Paris: H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour. Good+. 1764. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes bound in one. Full contemporary calf with gilt lettering & decoration within 5 raised bands. Double gilt border & dentelles on covers. Marbled endpapers & edges dyed red. [ (xlvii) 430pp and (xiv) 431-708]. Joints cracked with covers firmly attached, gilt faded, spine ends rubbed with slight loss & corners rubbed. Interior hinges & text are tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with 36 folding engraved plates (13 for volume I and 23 for volume II) , as well as many inset tables and a nice vignette of Prévost at the head of the first preface. Forestry, Trees, Wood. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 708 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17534
- Title
- DE L'EXPLOITATION DES BOIS OU MOYENS DE TIRER UN PARTI AVANTAGEUX DES TAILLIS, DEMI-FUTAIES ET HAUTES-FUTAIES, ET D'EN FAIRE UNE JUSTE ESTIMATION. AVEC LA DESCRIPTION DES ARTS QUI SE PRATIQUENT DANS LES FORÊTS : Faisant Partie Du Traite´ Complet Des Bois & Des Forests
- Author
- Duhamel Du Monceau, M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1764
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...