Séguin, Aîné. [Marc]. - Des ponts en fil de fer. Seconde Edition.Paris, Bachelier, 1826. Hardcover. Quarto. Pp. 115, (1). Plus 4 folding engraved plates bound at end. Woodcut device to title-page. Half-title present. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter morocco and marbled boards, light blue silken ribbon marker. Binding worn in places, wormholes to inner hinges; foxed, spotted, plates dusty and frayed at outer edges. Mediocre copy, priced accordingly. ~ Second edition. "The second edition of Séguin's seminal work has been substantially rewritten in the light of his practical experience of the Tain-Tournon bridge (.) and its smaller prototype, Saint-Vallier footbridge. The second edition is in a more generous format and the plates are different." - Elton, 4/28-29. I-1 . EUR 580.00 [Appr.: US$ 606.46 | £UK 489.5 | JP¥ 94185] Book number 2888is offered by:
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