THIOUT, Antoine. Treatise on Mechanical and Practical Clockm - Lot 6

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THIOUT, Antoine. Treatise on Mechanical and Practical Clockm - Lot 6
THIOUT, Antoine. Treatise on Mechanical and Practical Clockmaking, approved by the Royal Academy of Sciences, 2 vols., 1741. In-4°, worn scaly sheepskin binding, gilt raised bands on spine, rounded corners, red edges, marbled endpapers, p. 400 with wide margins, slightly browned with some foxing; 91 fold-out plates numbered separately 1–50, vol. I; 1–41, vol. II. A comprehensive overview of watchmaking in Paris during the first half of the 18th century, including several writings by Thiout’s contemporaries such as Regnauld, Enderlin, Sully, and Camus.
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