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De Baecque et Associés

1295 - °MONGE, G. Descriptive Geometry, 5th edition, expanded to include a theory of shadows and perspective excerpted from the author’s papers by M. Brisson, Paris 1827. In-4°, half-vellum, marbled covers, missing the first endpaper, square cut on the title page, pp. xx + 188 with wide margins, with xxviii folding plates. Numerous names and inscriptions on the endpapers. A modest copy.

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°MONGE, G. Descriptive Geometry, 5th edition, expanded to include a theory of shadows and perspective excerpted from the author’s papers by M. Brisson, Paris 1827. In-4°, half-vellum, marbled covers, missing the first endpaper, square cut on the title page, pp. xx + 188 with wide margins, with xxviii folding plates. Numerous names and inscriptions on the endpapers. A modest copy. We also offer OLIVIER, Théodore. Memoirs on Descriptive, Theoretical, and Applied Geometry, Paris 1852. In-4°, printed paper binding (reinforced, a few tears and stains), pp. xxiv + 308 with an atlas (34 x 25.5 cm) of 12 double-page plates, entirely burnished. Set of 5 vols. POTIER, Treatise on Descriptive Geometry, Paris 1817. In-8°, paperback, pp. 96 with 2 fold-out plates. Text gilded. BABINET, J. Elements of Descriptive Geometry, Paris 1850. In-8°, sheepskin cover, cold-stamped covers bearing the inscription 'Association Polytechnique,' marbled endpapers, pp. xviii + 276, bound with the atlas of 32 plates. Working copies of the four treatises on descriptive geometry, two of which are among the most important of the 19th century.

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Books, Manuscripts, and Autographs
Tuesday, December 1
02:30 PM
3, impasse des Chevau-Légers
78000 Versailles, France

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De Baecque et Associés +33 1 58 40 82 92 versailles@debaecque.fr
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