First edition

Guillaume de HOUPPEVILLE

La generation de l'homme par le moyen des oeufs, et la production des tumeurs impures par l'action ...

Chez Jacques Lucas , A Rouen 1676, In-12 (9,5x15,5cm), (20) 205pp. (2), relié.

First edition.

Binding full vellum flexible contemporary. Smooth back with feathered title, date and place in tail. Headdress crushed. Dirt and stains. Good copy.

350 €

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Henry BAKER

Employment for the microscope. In two parts

Printed for R. Dodsley, London 1753, In-8 (12,5x20,5cm), xiv, 442pp. (10), relié.

First illustrated edition of 17 numbered folding plates containing many figures including John Cuff's double microscope board.
Modern binder in cartonnage signed Boichot on the contreplat, brown speckled with small corners of vellum, skilful pastiche of cardboard 1800. Title of burgundy [...]

700 €

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René DESCARTES

L'Homme de René Descartes. Et un traitté de la formation du foetus du mesme autheur

Chez Théodore Girard, à Paris 1664, in-4 (17,5x23,5cm), (70p.) 448pp. (8p.), relié.

First edition whose privilege was shared between several publishers: Charles Angot, Jacques and Nicolas Le Gras and Théodore Girard.

3 800 €

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Pierre DESCAUNETS

Traité de la proprieté et effets des eaux, bains doux et chauds, de Baigniere et de Barege

Chez Gaspard Henault, A Toulouse 1729, In-12 (9x14,8cm), (16) 67pp. (3), relié.

Original Editino.

Binding in full vellum soft. Smooth back with title pen. Small stains and soiling on the boards. Back cleared. Paper yellowed overall.

250 €

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Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON

Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière

Aux Deux-Ponts, chez Sanson & Compagnie 1785-1790, in-12 (10x17,5cm), 54 volumes reliés.

First edition after those published by the Imprimerie Royale.

10 000 €

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CAELIUS AURELIANUS & RHASES

Caelii Aureliani methodici siccensis liber celerum vel acutarum passionum [Ensemble] Rhasis ...

Apud Simonem Colinaeum [Simon Coline], Lutetiae Parisiorum 1533 - 1534, In-8 (10x16,8cm), 131ff. ; 56ff., relié.

Latin adaptation in 3 books of a lost work of Soranos of Ephesus, the Celeres passiones, Greek doctor of the second century of the school of the Methodists of which Caelius Aurelianus claimed. This school was based on therapeutics and use of drugs, medicines and hygiene.

5 000 €

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Charles BONNET

Recherches sur l'usage des feuilles dans les plantes, et quelques autres sujets relatifs à ...

Chez Elie Luzac, fils, à Gottingue & Leide 1754, in-4 (20x26cm), VII (1) 343pp., relié.

First illustrated edition of 31 folding plates.
Binding full speckled calf, back with five nerves adorned with double boxes and gilded florets, piece of brown morocco title, gold roulette head and foot, triple golden net framing boards, gold wheels highlighting the cuts, contreplats and guards [...]

600 €

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Gaspard SCHOTT

Mechanica hydraulico-pneumatica

H. Pigrin pour J. G. Schönwetter, [Würzburg] 1657, in-4 (15,5x20,5cm), (28p.) 488pp. (16p.), relié.

Contemporary binding in full sow, back with four nerves adorned with cold nets presenting the name of the author, the title and a library code pen, framed boards of multiple nets and cold-stamped lace, initials in black ink RWAT and date from 1663, top plate struck in its center of Guttenstein arms [...]

4 500 €

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