1767 FORESTRY1st ed Monceau on Transport Law Trees Wood Naval Ships Navy RARE

1767 FORESTRY1^st ed Monceau on Transport Law Trees Wood Naval Ships Navy RARE

Duhamel du Monceau was an 18^th-century French engineer and scientist who focused heavily on agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. He researched various cultivation techniques for trees and crops and published his findings in various books and reports including ‘On the Strength of Wood’.

This book, first published in 1767, describes Monceau’s his studies of wood, timbers, and forests and the use of wood for home construction and ship building with special attention given to the influence of forestry law on the naval industry. Also known as ‘Du Transport’, this work covered the general laws of tree growth and regulations for tree industry, behavior of sap, leaves, and formation of bark.

This incredibly valuable 1767 first edition is one of the earliest and best French treatises on woodworking and forestry regulations.

Item number: #15938

Price: $950

MONCEAU, Duhamel du

Du transport, de la conservation et de la force des bois : ou l’on trouvera des moyens d’attendrir les bois, de leur donner diverses courbures, sur-tout pour la construction des vaisseaux et de former des pieces d’assemblage pour suppléer au défaut des pieces simples : faisant la conclusion du traité complet des bois et des forets

Paris : Chez L.F. Delatour, 1767. First edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xxxii, 556
  • 27 folding engravings
• References: Goldsmiths’-Kress no. 10301
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~10.5in X 8.25in (27cm x 21cm)

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