FRANCOEUR (Louis Benjamin). Élémens de technologie,... Lot 31

FRANCOEUR (Louis Benjamin). Élémens de technologie, ou Description des procédés des arts et de l'économie domestique, pour préparer, façonner et finir les objets à l'usage de l'homme. Paris, Louis Colas, 1833. In-8, [2] f., VIII-462 p., [1] f., contemporary havana racine basane, smooth spine, title, gilt fleurons and fillets, marbled edges (hinges rubbed, top cap uncovered, snagged tail cap, corners dull; light ang. spotting, scattered russets). First edition of this detailed manual with index, containing chapters on agriculture; edibles; liquids; fabrics; clothing; furniture, jewelry; objects for writing, drawing, printing, etc.; heating, lighting; constructions; metals; chemicals; dyes, paints, stains; vitrifications; mechanics. 7 filled etched plates by Millet. Price label of an elementary school of the mutual education of the 9th district of Paris, dated 1883, on the back cover.