GROLLIER DE SERVIERE, Nicolas (1596-1689). Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathematique et de mecanique, ou description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Serviere. Lyons: David Forey, 1719.
GROLLIER DE SERVIERE, Nicolas (1596-1689). Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathematique et de mecanique, ou description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Serviere. Lyons: David Forey, 1719.

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GROLLIER DE SERVIERE, Nicolas (1596-1689). Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathematique et de mecanique, ou description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Serviere. Lyons: David Forey, 1719.

4o (248 x 185 mm). Title printed in red and black. 85 engraved folding plates (some occasional light soiling and spotting). Contemporary calf (rebacked).

FIRST EDITION. Among the mechanical inventions depicted in Grollier de Serviere's Cabinet are those for propelling ships, making elevations, various kinds of clocks, lamps, mechanical figures, mills, optical contrivances and geometrical instruments. BM II: 105 (837).

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