[Rarebooks] FS: The best edition of Gauthey's illus. work on bridge construction. Mons: 1843

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(ENGINEERING) Gauthey, Emiland Marie. TRAITE DE LA CONSTRUCTION DES
PONTS, Publie par M. Navier, Ingenieur en Chef des Ponts et
Chaussees... Troisieme Edtiion, Corrigee et Augmentee. Mons: Leroux
Freres. 1843. Lg. 4to. 3 vols. 336;336;344pp. Illustrated with 38
engraved plates (most folding), and 4 engraved maps (3 folding),
complete. Cont. black calf, gilt, over pebbled boards (a bit rubbed,
bottom edges chipped).  $1,500.00 (trade discount allowed)
Gauthey (1732-1807?) was the French Inspector General of bridges and
canals. Originally printed in 1809; a second edition appeared in 1832,
and a final revised third edition in 1843, which was reprinted in 1845.
See Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 133.

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