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BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. Essai sur l' Horlogerie; dans lequel on Trait de cet Art Relativement a l' usage Civil, l' Astronomie et a la Navigation, Paris: J. Cl. Jombert (and others), 1763. Volume II only (of 2), 4 (255 x 195mm.), folding engraved plates [numbered XX - XXXVIII] (occasional ink-spotting and staining, one plate detached and re-margined), contemporary calf gilt (rubbed, joints split), inscription and armorial bookplate of Robert Marsham. FIRST EDITION. cf. Baillie p. 26; Bromley The Clockmakers' Library 72 (2nd edition of 1786).