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Lot 12

BOTTEE, Jean Joseph Auguste, 1764-1815. Recueil de planches relatives à l'art de fabriquer la poudre à canon

Estimate: $100 - $150

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BOTTEE, Jean Joseph Auguste, 1764-1815. Recueil de planches relatives à l'art de fabriquer la poudre à canon $c Par MM. Bottée et Riffault …

Paris : Leblanc, 1811.


1 volume. XXIX Engraved Numbered Plates.

Engraved title; 39 huge folding engraved plates.

Bound in leather backed marbled boards, leather label on cover, gilt cover title, gilt spine bands.


H: 10 W: 13 in.

Condition

Good. Some slight foxing throughout, edges slightly tattered. With paper library label at spine, front hinge slightly cracked.
With “Det Kongelige Bibliotek” Library stamp on t.p.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 10.00
Width: 13.00

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.