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De Baecque et Associés

1368 - MONTUCLA, J. F. History of Mathematics… new, substantially expanded edition, 4 vols., Paris (Henri Agasse), Year VII–X [1799–1802]. Contemporary sheepskin binding; the bindings of the first two and last two volumes do not match. In-4°, pp. viii + 739 with 12 fold-out plates; 718 with 14 folding plates; viii + 832 with 17 folding plates; 688 with 2 folding plates; portrait engraving of De la Lande on the front endpaper of vol. 3. Missing the portrait of Montucla in vol. 1.

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€500 - 600

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MONTUCLA, J. F. History of Mathematics… new, substantially expanded edition, 4 vols., Paris (Henri Agasse), Year VII–X [1799–1802]. Contemporary sheepskin binding; the bindings of the first two and last two volumes do not match. In-4°, pp. viii + 739 with 12 fold-out plates; 718 with 14 folding plates; viii + 832 with 17 folding plates; 688 with 2 folding plates; portrait engraving of De la Lande on the front endpaper of vol. 3. Missing the portrait of Montucla in vol. 1. Montucla’s classic work, completed and published (for Volumes 3 and 4) by Jérôme de la Lande. Provenance: library of Jean-Nérée RONFORT (1943–2012)

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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
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 290,000 lots published

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