[HOLBACH (by)]. NERI, MERRET, and KUNCKEL. The Art of Glassm - Lot 142

[HOLBACH (by)]. NERI, MERRET, and KUNCKEL. The Art of Glassmaking. To which has been added *Sol sine veste* by Orschall; *Helioscopium vivendi sine veste solem chymicum*... Paris, Durand and Pissot, 1752. In-4, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding). First French edition of this compilation of treatises on glassmaking, compiled by Baron d’Holbach. (Vercruysse, 1752, D1.) It is illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 fold-out plates. Among the treatises contained in the work are one on the vitrification of plants and another on the secrets of genuine Chinese and Saxon porcelain. Minor scuffing on the binding; otherwise a fine copy.

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