LA HIRE (Philippe de).

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LA HIRE (Philippe de).
A treatise on mechanics, explaining everything that is necessary in the practice of the Arts, & the properties of heavy bodies which have a greater use in physics. Paris, De l'Imprimerie royale, and sold by Jean Anisson, 1695. In-12, granite calf, decorated spine, roulette on the cups, edges speckled with red (Binding of the period). First edition of this practical manual of mechanics, illustrated with many figures. Although passed over by the majority if the historians of mechanics, this work marks a significant step toward the elaboration of a modern manual of practical mechanics, suitable for engineers of various disciplines (DSB). Ex-libris manuscripts of the period on the title, one of which has been cut out at the foot. Nice copy, well bound, despite marginal wetness on a few leaves and on the edges of the covers.
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