[DUHAMEL du MONCEAU] - Lot 340

[DUHAMEL du MONCEAU] Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, faites ou approuvées par Messieurs de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. A Paris, chez Moutard, 1762-1788, 24 volumes in-folio (tomés I to XXV, without II) bound in full contemporary shagreened basane, ornate ribbed spines, title and chapter headpieces, some damaged headpieces and cracked spines. First (and sometimes second) edition of the first encyclopedic description of arts and crafts in France. It precedes and prefigures Diderot's Encyclopédie. The Description des Arts et Métiers comprises a total of 80 titles, 18 of which are signed by Duhamel du Monceau, the others by Réaumur, de La Lande, Roubo, Garsault, Courtivon, Malouin, Bedos de Celles and others. These volumes, published under the title Art d'un métier spécifique (art du tonnelier, du facteur d'orgues ou du tanneur, etc.), were sold separately, making it virtually impossible to find a complete collection of all the titles. It comprises 68 parts in 24 volumes, and is illustrated with 1,498 copper-engraved plates, some of them double or folding. Detailed description on request. Enclosed: [Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, faites ou approuvées par Messieurs de l'Académie royale des Sciences] : - ROUBO Fils. L'Art du Menuisier. First part, 1769, 170 plates. - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU. The Art of the Locksmith. 1767, 43 plates (including one bis) - followed by Fabrique des Ancres by de REAUMUR. 1764, 6 plates - followed by GALON L'Art de convertir le cuivre rouge en cuivre de rosette. 18 plates - followed by Nouvelle Méthode pour diviser les Instruments de Mathématique et d'Astronomie by de CHAULNES. 1768, 15 plates - followed by Description d'un Microscope by de CHAULNES. 1768, 6 plates. 3 volumes in-folio bound in full contemporary basane racinée, ornate ribbed spines, title and appendix, some damaged headpieces and cracked spines. Set of 258 copper-engraved plates. Provenance: Bibliothèque de l'Ecole royale d'Artillerie de Douai (gilt lettering on first cover). Vol. 1: ROUBO fils. L'Art du Menuisier. 1st and 2nd parts. 1769-1770. 170 plates. Vol. 3: ROUBO fils. The Art of the Cabinet Maker. 3rd section - 3rd part. 1774. Treillageur 4th section - 3rd part. 1775. Plates 277 to 380 (104 pl.) Vol. 4: PAULET. L'Art du Fabricant d'Etoffes de soie. 5th section. 1774. 27 plates, followed by the 3rd and 4th sections: 1773. 12 plates, and 1st and 2nd sections. 1773. 9 plates, followed by MACQUER. Art de la Teinture en soie. 1763, 6 plates. Vol. 5: PAULET. L'Art du Fabricant d'Etoffes de soie. 7th section - 1st part. 1776. 37 plates, followed by 6th section, 1775, 33 plates Vol. 6: PAULET. L'Art du Fabricant d'Etoffes de soie. Seconde partie, puis 7e section - 3e division puis 7e section - suite de la 1ère partie. 1789-1778-1777. 70 plates (pl. 34 to 103) Vol. 7: by COURTIVRON and BOUCHU. The Art of Iron Forges and Furnaces. 3rd and 4th sections. 1762. 27 plates. Followed by REAUMUR. L'Art d'adoucir le fer fondu. 1762. 7 plates + 1 unnumbered. Followed by DUHAMEL DU MANCEAU De la force des enclumes. 1762. Followed by Art de réduire le fer en fil connu sous le nom de fil d'Archal.1768. 5 plates. Vol. 8: MORAND. L'Art d'exploiter les mines de charbon de terre. 1st and 2nd parts. 1768-1773. 13 plates and 39 plates ( num. 1 to 36 +3 bis) Vol. 9: MORAND. L'Art d'exploiter les mines de charbon de terre. Suite 2e partie. 1776. 1 unnumbered plate and 19 plates (plates 37 to 55) Vol. 10: MORAND. L'Art d'exploiter les mines de charbon de terre. Suite 2e partie et table. 1777-1779. 7 plates and 1 unnumbered plate. Vol. 11: FOUGEROUX de BONDAROY. The Art of the Cutler in Common Works. 1772. 7 plates. Followed by PERRET L'Art du Coutelier. Part 1. 1771. 72 plates Vol. 12: PERRET. The Art of the Cutler. Part 2 - 1st and 2nd sections. 1772. 100 plates (pl.73 to 172). Vol. 13: HULOT Père. The Art of the Mechanical Turner. Part 1. 1775. 45 plates (one bis), followed by Description et usages des principaux instruments d'Astronomie, 1774, 14 plates - followed by Nouvelle méthode... Astronomy by de CHAULNES. 1768, 15 plates, followed by 5 plates of l'Art de friser. Vol. 14: DUHAMEL DU MANCEAU. Art du Serrurier. 1767, 42 plates (one bis and 14 missing), + 1 unnumbered. Followed by REAUMUR Fabrique des Ancres. 1764, 6 plates, followed by GALON L'Art de convertir le cuivre rouge en cuivre de rosette. 1764, 18 plates - followed by Art de l'épinglier, 7 plates. Vol. 15: M*** [DELAGARDETTE] L'Art du Plombier et Fontainier. 1773, 24 plates. Followed by SALMON Art du Potier d'étain. 1788, 32 plates - followed by FOUGEROUX de BONDAROY. L'Art du Tonnelier, 1763, 6 plates. Vol. 16: de LA LANDE. Art du Corroyeur. 1767, 2 plates - followed by Art du Chamoiseur. 1763, 4 plates - followed by Art de faire le Parchemin. 1762, 2 plates - followed by Le Criblier, 2 plates - followed by Art de travaill.