"Treatise On Mineralogy Abbé Haüy 1801, 1st Edition, 2 Volumes /5"
Abbé Haüy (René, Just): Treatise on mineralogy, published by the Council of Mines Paris 1801.2 volumes in-8, rooted fawn sheepskin, decorated smooth spines (Contemporary binding). First edition.
2 volumes available out of 5 that make up the treatise.
Paris, at Louis, Delance printing house
Used condition, minor defects see descriptive photos
Abbé Haüy (René, Just), (1743 – 1822) was Honorary Canon of Notre-Dame de Paris, mineralogist, founder of the collections of the Ecole des Mines, the Museum of Natural History and the University, member of the Academies of Sciences of Paris, Saint Petersburg and Berlin. He was a knight of the Legion of Honor, born in Saint-Just in Picardy on February 28, 1743.
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