L’Art de la soie. Les Soies. 2 vols

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2nd edition. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, no spine titles, original wrappers bound in, wide margins. 8vo., 27×18.5 cm. Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. 1885 – 1887. viii, 484; 604 pp. Scattered charts and vignettes. Good plus, front hinge split on vol 1, covers lightly shelfworn, contents very good except for very light scattered foxing, bookseller’s stamp to title pages. French text. An extensive treatise on silk production. Inscribed to Monsieur Burkli-Meyer and signed on both wrappers by the author. AdolBurkli-Meyer was an authority on the textile industry in Zurich and wrote several book on the subject. Heavy set requires extra shipping. Weight: 7.2 lb.