Ferdinand Berthoud - Essai sur l'Horlogerie - 1763

Ferdinand Berthoud - Essai sur l’Horlogerie - 2 volumes - First edition - 1763 Description Important work by the celebrated clockmaker Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807), Essai sur l’Horlogerie, published in Paris in 1763. First edition, in two volumes. Full title: Essai sur l’horlogerie; in which is treated this art with respect to civil use, astronomy and navigation, establishing principles confirmed by experience. An important French treatise from the eighteenth century dedicated to the art of watchmaking and its applications in civil use, astronomy and navigation. The work is extensively illustrated with large, fold-out technical plates engraved, showing clock mechanisms, movements, gears, regulators and various mechanical and astronomical principles. Volume I: 489 pages. 19 fold-out plates. Dimensions: 25.3 × 20.5 × 5.2 cm. Volume II: 452 pages. 19 fold-out plates. Dimensions: 25.3 × 20.5 × 4.9 cm. Set of 2 volumes with a total of 38 fold-out plates. Published in Paris by J. Cl. Jombert, Musier and Ch. J. Panckoucke, with royal approval and privilege. Old bindings with marbled paper and leather spines with titles and volume numbering. The volumes show signs of age and use typical of a work published more than 260 years ago, including wear to bindings, rubbing, stains and aging of the paper. The fold-out plates retain the creases typical of their format. Photographs are an essential part of the description and show in detail the condition of the books, the bindings and several of the fold-out plates. Important collection for collectors of old books, horology, watchmaking, history of science, astronomy and navigation. Author: Ferdinand Berthoud Title: Essai sur l’Horlogerie Edition: First edition Year: 1763 Place of publication: Paris Language: French Number of volumes: 2 Pages: Volume I: 489 / Volume II: 452 Fold-out plates: 38 in total (19 + 19) Binding: Old binding with marbled paper and leather spine. The two volumes will be carefully packed and protected to ensure their proper preservation during transport.

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