PAGES (François). Encyclopedic courses of study [...] contai - Lot 194

PAGES (François). Encyclopedic courses of study [...] containing: 1. the history of the origin and progress of all sciences, fine arts, and mechanical arts; 2. the analysis of their principles; 3. all these same objects treated in detail. A Paris, chez Artaud, an VIII (1799-1800). 6 vol. in-8 blond half calf, smooth spine, title, tomaison, gilt fillets and quatrefoil frieze, marbled edges (without the frontispiece, rubbing, freckles, qqs ff. browned, a lacunar margin t.4) + 1 atlas in-4°, combed blond basane, smooth spine, red basane title piece, richly decorated smooth spine, gilt binding signature on tail, gilt frieze and gilt border on covers [Rel. P. Devers Mali in Lyon] (tears without missing pl. 3, some transfers, sustained wetting on pl. 44 without att. to drawing, one "bis" painting missing, without fronstispice and without map). The atlas is composed of 51 woodcut double plates of natural history after F. Huot mounted on tabs and 11 double or folding plates [out of 12]. Volume 1 presents 1 folding plate. That is to say 7 volumes.