Lot Essay
Poisson (1781-1840) had great influence on French science in the 19th century. This, the best-known of his books, was "for a long time the standard work on the subject." (Sotheran)
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POISSON, Siméon Denis. Traité de Mécanique, Paris: Courcier, 1811, 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, half titles, 8 folding engraved plates (very deep but clean tear to 26.3 in vol. I, light dampstaining, stitching weak, some leaves and plates detached), contemporary wrappers (lacking rear cover of vol. I, worn), uncut. (2)