MASSUET (Pierre). Suite de la science des personnes de cour, - Lot 120

MASSUET (Pierre). Suite de la science des personnes de cour, d'épée et de robe, contenant les Elemens de la philosophie moderne, la pneumatique, la metaphysique, la physique experimentale, le systeme du Monde, suivant les nouvelles decouvertes. A Amsterdam, che Z. Chatelain et fils, 1757. Two volumes in-12, contemporary marbled fawn calf, 5-ribbed spine, fawn morocco title-piece, tomaison stamped on black background, ornate caissons, gilt fillet at edges, red edges (small cracks at spines, tom. scratched, corners rubbed, wetness, browning). Complete set of two volumes devoted to the physical sciences, following the work begun by De Chevigny and continued by H.P. de Limiers. The illustrations consist of 2 frontispieces and 29 copper-engraved plates. The initial tomaisons on the spines were XVI and XVII. Provenance: Daniel Appia (etiq. 20th c. bookplate).