L'histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, l'oryctologie
qui traite des terres, des pierres, des métaux, des minéraux, et autres fossiles : ouvrage dans lequel on trouve un nouvelle méthode latine & françoise de les diviser, & une notice critique des principaux ouvrages qui ont paru sur ces matières
by A.-J Dézallier d'Argenville
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Petrology, Early works to 1800, Mineralogy
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By Dezallier d'Argenville. Cf. Barbier.
Originally published (1742) as part of L'histoire naturelle éclaircie dans deux de ses parties principales, la lithologie et la conchyliologie (i.e., in a single volume dealing with both mineralogy and conchology); in later eds. the two subjects were split into individual books (Oryctologie and Conchyliologie), revised and expanded, and issued as independent works. See Schuh for details.
Frontispiece signed: Devermont del., Chedel sc.; most of the remaining plates are signed by Chedel as either illustrator and/or engraver.
Title page printed in red and black.
Vignette on t.p.; head- and tail-pieces; initials; side-notes.
"Analyse et notice critique des ouvrages qui traitent de la lithologie et de la conchyliologie": p. [1]-36 (3rd group).
Signatures: a-cA-4A4B².
The final leaf (4B2) is blank.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sinkankas, J. Gemology, I, 1680
Schuh, C.P. Mineralogy & crystallography, I, 1549
Barbier, A. A. Ouvrages anonymes, II, 819
Schoyer's Books; purchase; $2000.00.
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