Lot 55
Biringuccio (Vannoccio) La Pyrothecnie ou art du feu, contenant dix livres, Rouen, Jacques Cailloüe, 1627; and a 1678 Bologna edition of the same (2)
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Biringuccio (Vannoccio) La Pyrothecnie ou art du feu, contenant dix livres, translated into French by Jacques Vincent, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut illustrations, head-pieces and decorative initials, erased stamp to title causing small hole, stained (mostly at foot), some spotting or mostly light foxing, lightly browned, 19th century polished armorial calf, gilt, spine darkened, rubbed, [Philip B.110.8], Jacques Caillou?e, 1627; and a 1678 Bologna edition of the same, small 4to & 8vo (2)
⁂ Provenance: 'Ex Bibliotheca J. Richard D.M.' (ink stamp to title and A1); Henry B.H. Beaufoy (engraved bookplate to front pastedown)
Description
Biringuccio (Vannoccio) La Pyrothecnie ou art du feu, contenant dix livres, translated into French by Jacques Vincent, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut illustrations, head-pieces and decorative initials, erased stamp to title causing small hole, stained (mostly at foot), some spotting or mostly light foxing, lightly browned, 19th century polished armorial calf, gilt, spine darkened, rubbed, [Philip B.110.8], Jacques Caillou?e, 1627; and a 1678 Bologna edition of the same, small 4to & 8vo (2)
⁂ Provenance: 'Ex Bibliotheca J. Richard D.M.' (ink stamp to title and A1); Henry B.H. Beaufoy (engraved bookplate to front pastedown)