Lot 80
Mineralogy.- Brard (Cyprien Prosper) Traite des Pierres Precieuses, des Porphyres, Granits, Marbres, Albatres, et autres Roches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, Paris, 1808.
Hammer Price: £150
Description
Mineralogy.- Brard (Cyprien Prosper) Traite des Pierres Precieuses, des Porphyres, Granits, Marbres, Albatres, et autres Roches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, 8 engraved plates, some folding, some foxing, library half morocco, 8vo, Paris, 1808.
⁂ Brard (1786-1838) was a mining engineer and mineralogist who was assistant to Barthelmy Faujas de Saint-Fond, Professor of Geology at the Natural History museum in Paris.
Description
Mineralogy.- Brard (Cyprien Prosper) Traite des Pierres Precieuses, des Porphyres, Granits, Marbres, Albatres, et autres Roches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, 8 engraved plates, some folding, some foxing, library half morocco, 8vo, Paris, 1808.
⁂ Brard (1786-1838) was a mining engineer and mineralogist who was assistant to Barthelmy Faujas de Saint-Fond, Professor of Geology at the Natural History museum in Paris.