$154
Denis, Jean-Baptiste (1640-1704) Memoires Concernans les Arts et les Sciences, Presentez a Monseigneur le Dauphin. Brussels: Henry Fricx, 1672. Octavo, first edition, illustrated with folding plates (some with a rough fore-edge), bound in contemporary parchment (bio-predation to one corner), 5 1/8 x 3 in. This work is a collection of various presentations of new inventions, medical discoveries, and other interesting developments in the arts and sciences made to the Dauphin in 1672, among which is an invention of Sir Isaac Newton (a lunette), and a description of the discovery that women have eggs in their ovaries. Estimate $250-350 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-12