Description méthodique du Cabinet de l'École Royale des Mines.Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1784. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, paste paper sides.
by SAGE, Balthazar-Georges
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XVI, 487, [1 blank], XI, [1 blank] pp.First and only edition of a descriptive catalogue of the mineralogical cabinet of the Paris School of Mines, established a year earlier in 1783. At the time it was one of the most complete collections in Europe. "The specimens are ordered by chemical qualities, which had been determined through experimentation and blowpipe analysis. Brief descriptions and locality information are provided for each entry, but the overall content is scant on information" (Schuh). Without the scarce supplement of 156 pages, published in 1787. A few occasional spots, but otherwise in very good condition. Boards rubbed and spine worn, but the binding is structurally sound.l Schuh 4241; Sinkankas 5685.
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- Description méthodique du Cabinet de l'École Royale des Mines.Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1784. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, paste paper sides.
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- SAGE, Balthazar-Georges
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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- [7F0260752519] EUROPE|[7F0260752519] EUROPE -> [5C534DC5B117] France, Greece & Italy|[E51AD6E3D609] SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY|[E51AD6E3D609] SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -> [9F81266646D9] Mineralogy & Gems|
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