Encyclopédie moderne. Dictionnaire abrégé des sciences, des lettres, des arts, de l'industrie, de l'agriculture et du commerce. Nouvelle édition, entièrement refondue et augmentée de près du double, publiée par MM. Firmin Didot Frères, sous la direction de M. Léon Renier. In 29 volumes incl. Atlas of plates bound in 2 volumes. With 380 ENGRAVINGS. In all fine copy.

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1846-51, in-8°, text on 2 col., light browning and (mainly marg.) foxing in places, with atlas containing 380 finely steelengraved plates, libr. stamp on fly title as well on first plate of both vol. ‘V. Berthoud notaire’, also ‘Pierre Buchs ...’ half cloth bindings gilt and titles on spines, slight rubbing.

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New fully revised and enlarged edition of the best contemporary dictionary of sciences, literature, arts, industry, agriculture and commerce, which was first published in 1832 under the direction of Courtin.The volumes of engravings contain altogether engraved 380 plates of which 28 double and/or folding and 2 quadruple folding:Agriculture (23) / Anatomie humaine (8) / Architecture (58 of which 5 double=63), some of these plates with pencil drawings by former owner. / Astronomie (6 of which 5 2 double=8) / Chemins de fer (4) / Chronométrie (4 of which 5 1 double) / Chimie (8) / Arts chimiques (18 of which 5 5 double=23; la bière, le blanchiment, la distillation, etc.). / Géologie (6) / Géométrie (11 of which 5 1 double=12) / Hydrostatique et hydrodynamique (26 of which 1 folding=26) / Histoire naturelle (47) / Métallurgie (5 of which 5 1 double=6) / Art militaire (10 of which 5 2 double=12) / Musique (16) / Mécanique (6 dont 4 double=10) / Arts mécaniques (59 of which 2 double=61) / Fabrication de papier (2 quadruple=8) / Navigation (12 of which 5 1 faux-double=12) / Optique (14 of which 5 4 double=18) / Physique (27).