BELIDOR. Hydraulic Architecture, or the Art of conducting, raising and managing water for the various needs of life. Première partie. A Paris, chez Jombert, 1737-1739, 4 books in 2 volumes in-4 bound in full contemporary basane, ornate smooth spines, double title-piece, trace of marginal moisture, some margins reinforced, vignettes, frontispiece and 99 folding plates. The second part was published from 1750. Expert : Cabinet Valleriaux [email protected] Please ask for the condition reports before the sale: they are not included in the files.

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