DELLA - TORRE Jean - Marie. HISTORY AND PHENOMENA... Lot 25

DELLA - TORRE Jean - Marie. HISTORY AND PHENOMENA OF VESUVIUS... Translation from Italian by M. l'Abbé Péton. PARIS, HÉRISSANT, 1760. one volume, in-12, XXIV pp. 399 pp. full contemporary binding spotted calf binding. 5-nerved spine with gilt fleuronné and old red morocco old red morocco, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. Minor wear to headpieces, epidermis. Rare first edition, illustrated with 6 fold-out plates in fine, including the fold-out map. The work contains a biobliography of all the authors who have written about the volcano. In addition, the author does not confine himself to the various eruptions and characteristics of the volcano, but seeks to unravel the mystery and physical laws of the earth. of the earth.