Descriptions des arts et métiers faites ou approuvées par Messieurs de l'Académie royale des sciences de Paris. Avec figures en taille-douce. Nouvelle édition. Publiée avec des observations, et augmentée de tout ce qui a été écrit de mieux sur ces matières, en Allemagne, en Angleterre, en Suisse, en Italie. Par J. E. Bertrand [...].

19 vol., 4to; 449 pl. and 1 tabl. (pp. 641-671 in vol. I missing, +/- 40 pl. missing in the set, perforation of c. 2 cm diam. from begin. until p. 140 in vol. VII, some foxing or sl. spotting, some pp. and occ. pl. sl. browned, some ff. unopened, mould spotting in last part of vol. I and last half of vol. XI, sl. marg. damp stains in vol. IV & XIII, holes to last pl. of vol. III and last p. of vol. X, marg. tear repaired to p. 487 in vol. XVIII, pl. of vol. XVII bound in vol. XVIII).

19th-c. marbled cardboards, red and green labels on spine (most heads and tails used, some sl. traces of use, long damp stain on spine of vol. XIV). Untrimmed copy.

Second edition published and augmented by Bertrand (1st 1761-1789). This wide testimony of knowledge and technical skills of that time contains articles in various areas: tannery, parchment-maker, locksmith, fishing, vinegar-maker, wigmaker and anvil forge, written by important specialists of the time such as Demachy, La Lande, Malouin and Duhamel Du Monceau. This copy is illustrated with 449 plates, some fold.
Prov. Van Hoobrouck de Tewalle (gilt stamped label on spines and stamp).