GAUGER (Nicolas)
The Mechanics of fire, or the... Lot 28
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GAUGER (Nicolas)
The Mechanics of fire, or the art of increasing its effects, & of decreasing its expense
Containing a treatise on new fireplaces that heat up more than ordinary fireplaces, and that are not subject to smoking, etc.
Amsterdam, Henri Schelte, 1714 ;
in-12, brown basane, spine ribbed with gilt designs, red title page, [contemporary binding], very worn, jaws cracked, caps missing.
Frontispiece and 12 folding copper-engraved plates.
First French work of caminology, sought after.
Alchemical heraldic bookplate with the motto "Dieu et mon roy".
Some margins of plates faded, fresh interior.
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