EPINGLIER, contenant trois planches, dont deux doubles.

Diderot & d'Alembert

Verlag: Paris. No date, 1765

Beschreibung

Folio, 390x260mm. French language. Complete short extract c1765 on the occupation of tack- & pin-maker from Diderot & d'Alembert's Encyclopedia. Four leaves of text comprising 'Description de la façon dont on fabrique les épingles à Laigle en Normandie', and explanations of the plates. Three plates of which two double-page; with technical figures and three scenes of workshop activity. Text content lightly toned at edges, with a scattering of isolated spots; page 1 also a little dust-marked along upper edge. Double-page Plate III with two light creases and associated closed tear of length 10mm confined to margins at lower left-hand corner / with two creases of lengths 155 & 200mm across lower right-hand corner, slightly affecting Fig. 14 (the lowest figure at right) / and with diagonal closed tear of length 55mm from right-hand fore-edge, passing beyond plate-mark and border into 5mm of Fig. 14, though effects on image minimal. Plates I & II very good, overall condition of extract GOOD+. In purely functional manila paper wrappers of some age nicked at edges, and with closed tear corresponding to longer tear on Plate III. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 27234

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Titel: EPINGLIER, contenant trois planches, dont ...

Verlag: Paris. No date

Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

Einband: Softcover