Lot 552
C. W. Frommann, Geologische und physikalische Betrachtungen. Koblenz 1833. - Dazu: Ders.: Wasserleitungen und Pumpen. Ebda 1840.
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€ 300
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€ 200
Lot:
552
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Nature sciences, technology and medicine
Frommann, C. W. (Übers.): Geologische und physikalische Betrachtungen über das Entstehen von Springquellen durch gebohrte Brunnen, nebst Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und die Erfindung des Erdbohrers, den gegenwärtigen Standpunkt der Brunnenbohrkunst, und über den Grad von Wahrscheinlichkeit des Gelingens der Bohrbrunnen. Koblenz: Bädeker 1833. 20,3 x 11,8 cm. With 8 lithographic plates (7 of which are folded several times and 3 of which are partially coloured). XXXII, 375 pp., 1 unnumbered page. Half-leather binding with back label, signature label on the spine and spine decor.
(Slightly rubbed and lightly bumped. Endpapers with glue stains and handwritten call numbers. Half-title and title page bearing the stamp of the Eisleben Mining School Library; marked as a withdrawn copy. Text block showing slight signs of age and wear; the plates are fox-stained. Plate II has glue stains along the centre fold.)
Engelmann, Bibl. mech.-techn., S. 148. First edition. - A German translation, expanded with an appendix, of the seminal work by the French geologist Louis-Étienne François Héricart de Thury on artesian wells and deep-drilling techniques. - The plates containing geological and hydrographic cross-sections and a map of the harbour of St Ouen.
In addition:
Frommann, C. W.: A Comprehensive Guide or Practical Instructions on the Installation of Water Pipes and Pumps to the Extent That Such Systems May Be Required for Water Supply in Medium-Sized and Smaller Towns, in Rural Communities and on Individual Estates. A Handbook for Municipal Councils and Local Authority Officials, for Landowners, Well-Diggers and Pump-Makers. Koblenz: Bädeker 1840. 20.7 x 12.5 cm. With 3 plates, each folded several times. VII pp., 4 leaves, 244 pp. Modern cloth binding with gold-embossed spine; original covers mounted on the endpapers.
(Spine discoloured, covers with slight edge discolouration. Title page stamped and with a small hole. The first section with creased corners. Discoloured and with foxing.)
Engelmann, Bibl. mech.-techn., p. 106. - First edition of this practical handbook on municipal and rural water supply. Covers the planning, construction and maintenance of water mains, wells and pumping stations, as well as the technical principles of water supply. A rare technical reference work documenting the state of the art in hydraulic engineering immediately prior to the industrial modernisation of the public water supply.
(Slightly rubbed and lightly bumped. Endpapers with glue stains and handwritten call numbers. Half-title and title page bearing the stamp of the Eisleben Mining School Library; marked as a withdrawn copy. Text block showing slight signs of age and wear; the plates are fox-stained. Plate II has glue stains along the centre fold.)
Engelmann, Bibl. mech.-techn., S. 148. First edition. - A German translation, expanded with an appendix, of the seminal work by the French geologist Louis-Étienne François Héricart de Thury on artesian wells and deep-drilling techniques. - The plates containing geological and hydrographic cross-sections and a map of the harbour of St Ouen.
In addition:
Frommann, C. W.: A Comprehensive Guide or Practical Instructions on the Installation of Water Pipes and Pumps to the Extent That Such Systems May Be Required for Water Supply in Medium-Sized and Smaller Towns, in Rural Communities and on Individual Estates. A Handbook for Municipal Councils and Local Authority Officials, for Landowners, Well-Diggers and Pump-Makers. Koblenz: Bädeker 1840. 20.7 x 12.5 cm. With 3 plates, each folded several times. VII pp., 4 leaves, 244 pp. Modern cloth binding with gold-embossed spine; original covers mounted on the endpapers.
(Spine discoloured, covers with slight edge discolouration. Title page stamped and with a small hole. The first section with creased corners. Discoloured and with foxing.)
Engelmann, Bibl. mech.-techn., p. 106. - First edition of this practical handbook on municipal and rural water supply. Covers the planning, construction and maintenance of water mains, wells and pumping stations, as well as the technical principles of water supply. A rare technical reference work documenting the state of the art in hydraulic engineering immediately prior to the industrial modernisation of the public water supply.