Les Artisans illustres, par Edouard Foucaud, sous la direction de Messieurs le baron Ch[arles] Dupin et [Adolphe] Blanqui aine

FOUCAUD, EDOUARD

Publication Date: 1841

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Paris: Bethune et Plon/Gaudin, 1841. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8". 2 p.l. (including half-title), 643pp. Frontispiece portrait (with tissue guard), illustrations, text enclosed within ornamental border. Contemporary marbled boards, sheep back, marbled endpapers, lacks top 3 1/2" of leather covering spine, front joint and hinge cracked, but not broken, wear and bumping on lower edges. Some light foxing. Good copy. Collated and complete. Artisans and inventors include: Bodoni; Cellini; Daguerre; Davy; the Elezevirs; Benjamin Franklin; Jenner; Montgolfier; Parmentier; James Watt. Subjects covered: aerostats; agriculture; arms; steamboats; beet sugar; hosiery; canals; bronzes; cashmere; hats; carving; food preservation; cotton; cutlery and surgical instruments; cabinet-making; enamel; pins; fabric; tinplate; clock-making; globes; printing; lithography; binding; paper; masonry; optics; gold/silver jewelry; organs, pianos, harps; lace; dyeing; porcelain; pottery; tapestry; silk; canvas; lightning rods; steam engines; telegraph; vaccines; glass-making. Seller Inventory # 003699

Bibliographic Details

Title: Les Artisans illustres, par Edouard Foucaud,...

Publication Date: 1841

Binding: Contemporary marbled boards, s

Condition: Good