1777 DIDEROT ENCYCLOPEDIA-Horology-CLOCKS-68 ENGRAVINGS

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Original ANTIQUE Book with 68 Original ANTIQUE Copper Engravings ( NOT a Reproduction / Reprint ) Please View the 37 Images Below Title: Original Plate Book - Volume 3forDiderot Encyclopedia / Encyclopedie by Denis Diderort & Jean le Rond d'Alembert & othersaka Encyclopedie ou dictionnaire raisonne des sceiences des arts et des metiersakaEncyclopedia or a systematic dictionary of the sciences arts and crafts Year of Publication: 1777 Excluding 5 Supplemental Plates at End of Volume (based upon info on Spine AND Notes in back of book) Subjec Matter: ClocksHorologyHorlogerieTimeKeeping Page Location of Plates in order of appearance in THIS bound volume: #1 - Location Unknown#2 to #50 - Volume 3 - pages 346 through 396 - including 1 TWO PAGED PLATE#1 to #5 - Volume 3 - pages 397 through 401#1 to #5 - Volume 3 - pages 402 through 406#1 to #3 - Volume 3 - pages 407 through 409#1 to #5 - Location Unknown - including 5 TWO PAGED PLATES Contains Pages 346 THROUGH 409 from Volume 3 of Plates # Plates: 68 ALL Different (including 6 two paged plates....some may count this as 74 plates) Artist: Fossier Engraver: Benard ?irexit Size of Plate (entire page): 8.7 5 x 11 inches Each Flaws to BOOK: Right corners lightly bumped (see below)Minor wear to front AND back covers especially along edgesMissing sections of title on spineTwo 1.5 inch closed vertical tears along bottom edge of front endpaper next to spineWriting in pencil on reverse of back endpaperTyped sheet of paper (two-sided Concordance) tipped onto back endpaperWriting in pencil on back endpaper!!! ENGRAVINGS ONLY !!! - NO FULL PAGES OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT Flaws to ENGRAVINGS: First plate in this volume (#1) darkened/dirtied - REST OF ENGRAVINGS VERY CLEAN !!!Writing in pencil ONLY (Notes) on ALL engravings IN EXTREME LOWER-RIGHT MARGIN ONLY (partially shown below)(pencil should erase cleanly since no evidence of pressing hard / indentations / grooves)Some engravings reinforced with 0.33 inch horizontal band of masking tape along left edge / spine IN MARGIN ONLYSome engravings with MINOR foxing PRIMARILY in MarginsPlates somewhat yellowed age COMPLETE SET OF HORLOGERIE PLATES #1 to #50 inclusive & FOUR COMPLETE SETS OF SUPPLEMENTAL HOROLOGY PLATES (18 Plates) Fine Print: FREE PRIORITY MAIL Shipping (includes Safe Packaging).(Other USPS methods of shipping available at cost). FREE Full Insurance Coverage. I accept PayPal Mass. Residents MUST Add 5% Sales Tax. (Will NOT Ship This Item Outside of the U.S.A.). View the other Vintage / Antiquarian Books in my eBay Store by : Acme Products eBay Store Thanks For Looking! keywords: anitque book, antique books, antiquarian book, antiquarian books, 18th century book, 18th century books, anitque french book, antique french books, antiquarian french book, antiquarian french books, 18th century french book, 18th century french books, antique encyclopedia, antique encyclopedias, antiquarian encyclopedia, antiquarian encyclopedias, antique encyclopedie, antique encyclopedies, antiquarian encyclopedie, antiquarian encyclopedies, 18th century encyclopedia, 18th century encyclopedias, 18th century encyclopedia, 18th century encyclopedias, 18th century encyclopedie, 18th century encyclopedies, 18th century encyclopedie, 18th century encyclopedies, denis diderot encyclopedia, denis diderot encyclopedias, denis diderot encyclopedia, denis diderot encyclopedias, denis diderot encyclopedie, denis diderot encyclopedies, denis diderot encyclopedie, denis diderot encyclopedies, antique clock, antique clocks, antiquarian clock, antiquarian clocks, 18th century clock, 18th century clocks, denis diderot clock, denis diderot clocks, antique timepiece, antique timepieces, antiquarian timepiece, antiquarian timepieces, 18th century timepiece, 18th century ... read more

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