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TRAITE DE LA FABRIQUE DES MANOEU-VRES POUR LES VAISSEAUX OU L'ART DE LA CORDERIE PERFECTIONNE
by Duhamel du Monceau, Henri L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale, 1747. First Edition. Very Good.. First edition of an exhaustive work on the fabrication of hemp rope for ships, from raising the plant, to extracting the raw materials, to manufacturing cordage. But perhaps most significant as one of the earliest treatises on the commercial cultivation of cannabis. Includes two lovely and detailed fold-out plates of the male and female plants (both fine) that would make High Times proud. Though not exactly institutionally rare (OCLC locates ten copies of this edition, seven in the U.S.), it is so in the trade, with none currently in commerce and only a handful at auction since 1980. A second volume was published in 1769. Polak, 2858. Scott 341 (citing only the 2nd edition, this one presumably scarcer). Hardcover. 4to. Full contemporary calf with gilt titles and decorative spine. Engraved and woodcut initials, woodcut diagrams and head- and tail-pieces. Joints cracked, though intact. Spine laid down. Internally fine, very good overall. With the bookplate of Edward, Duke of Norfolk.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41248
- Title
- TRAITE DE LA FABRIQUE DES MANOEU-VRES POUR LES VAISSEAUX OU L'ART DE LA CORDERIE PERFECTIONNE
- Author
- Duhamel du Monceau, Henri L
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L'Imprimerie Royale
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1747
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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