Dec 04, 2014 - Sale 2369

Sale 2369 - Lot 212

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(DUTCH WATERWORKS.) Horst, Tieleman van der; and Polley, Jacob. Theatrum Machinarum Universale. . . grote en zeer fraaie Waterwerken. Half title, title, double-page engraved dedication, 14 pages, 25 engraved plates (many double-page and folding, as 2 plates), title, 12 pages, 30 engraved plates (labelled as I-XXIV; I-VI) [complete]. Two volumes in one, 560x335 mm, slightly later 1/4 calf over marbled boards, corners in vellum, extremities a bit worn; half title lightly foxed, otherwise clean with dark impressions. Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk en Zoon, 1757; P. Schenk, 1737

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The definitive Dutch work on engineering dams and canals.