Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1738.
4to. Fine contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Minor scratches on covers. Engraved frontispiece. (8),108,595 pp., 17 partly folded engraved plates. Clean and fine.
With original papers by: de la Condamine, Hellot, Bouguer, Petit, Geoffroy, Cassini, du Fay, Maupertuis, du Hamel, Clairaut, Petit, de Mairan, Morand, Lémery, Winslow, Marchant, Hunauld, de Thury, Boulduc, Reaumur, Grandjean de Fouchy, le Monnier pere & Fils, Godin, Maraldi, Rideux.
Order-nr.: 58988