M Le Blanc; Mm Armengaud (4 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Spine completely missing, binding ragged and worn; boards quite soiled and worn; all plates present but dampstained.

Half Calf. Condition: Near Very Good. Book measures 38.5x28.cm. Collation, viii, 116pp, engraved title, 71 full page plates, of which 1 is coloured. Complete as index. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt lettering, coloured endpapers. Binding rubbed, scuffed, worn. Generally binding in good condition. Internally, previous owners name, dated 1855, offsetting to engraved title, general light tanning or spotting to plates, heavier for a few plates. Generally pages and plates in good condition. A good copy Size: Folio.

First edition hard back binding recently rebound in heavy deep purple cloth covers, navy morocco and gilt title label to the spine, blind tooling to the perimeter edges of the front and rear boards. Folio. 15'' x 11''. Contains frontispiece (plate lvii), additional illustrated title page, title page, (viii), 116 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and geometric drawings throughout the text block, followed by 71 full-page (as called for) single-sided plates including one colour and many double-page. Foxing to the later pages and plates, two plates have well executed humorous colour illustrations to the verso. Just rebound leaving the volume sound and strong to handle and use. Heavy volume 2.5 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGINEER (Invent, Innovate).

Folio, pp. viii, 116; inserted engraved title page, engraved frontispiece and 70 engraved plates (actually 68 plates as 2 are double-page), plus a chromolithograph; later half maroon calf over original terracotta cloth boards, gilt-lettered on upper cover; a very good, sound copy. Comprising linear drawing, projections, eccentric curves, the various forms of gearing, reciprocating machinery, sketching and drawing from the machine, projection of shadows, tinting and coloring, and perspective. Originally published in 1855. The book was still in print as late as 1881.