Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1731.
4to. Fine contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Engraved frontispiece. (8),120,426, pp., 23 partly folded engraved plates. Clean and fine.
With original papers by: Maraldi, Cassini, Godin, Chevalier de Louville, de Lagny, Winslow, de Jussieu, de Mairan, Geoffroy le Cadet, Couplet, Senac, du Fay, Reaumur, Nicole, Petit, l'Abbé de Molières, Hunauld, Pitot, Boulduc, Maupertuis, Lémery, de Lagny, Lamorier.
Order-nr.: 59005