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BELIDOR, BERNARD FOREST DE. La Science des Ingenieurs dans la Conduite des Travaux de Fortification et d'Architecture Civile. 53 plates, most double-page or folding. [8], 80; 64; 96; 104; 80; 80, [8] pages, including etched allegorical additional title. 6 parts in one volume. 4to, 19th-century 1/2 vellum with chipped morocco lettering piece; varying toning or browning of contents, some light offsetting from or onto plates, scattered minor stains, title lightly soiled, with old stamp, signature, and inked-out inscription. Paris: Claude Jombert, 1729
First edition of a 6-part treatise on military and civil engineering and architecture. "The first two books treat of mechanics as they apply to the engineering and construction of foundations, walls, and vaults, and the third book deals with the properties of materials and their use. Book four treats the construction of military and civil structures . . . Book five concerns itself with applied decoration . . . Finally, book six explains the technique by which plans are drawn"--Bibliotheca Mechanica, page 30. DSB I, 581-82.
