Very good, complete copy of a rare popular work on mineralogy

Pujoulx, J.-B.

Minéralogie à l'usage des gens du Monde, contenant les caractères qui servent à reconnaître les minéraux et à les distinguer les uns des autres; l'indication de ceux qui sont connus des minéralogistes, et des descriptions détaillées des pierres précieuses et autres, des métaux, des sels, des bitumes, et généralement de tous les minéraux qui sont employés dans l'économie domestique, les arts et de luxe; avec des rapprochemens entre les noms donnés par les naturalistes, et ceux que les gens du monde, les artistes, les lapidaires, joailliers et bijoutiers, leur ont consacrés. Ouvrage qui peut être utile aux jeunes gens, en leur donnant des connaissances usuelles, et leur inspirant le goût d'études minéraloqiques plus approfondies. Avec dix planches en taille-douce.

Published 1813
Item ID 69409
€650.00

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Paris, Madame Ve. Lepetit, 1813. 8vo (19.3 x 12.5 cm). 533 pp.; ten engraved, numbered plates including the frontispiece and the " Noms vulgaires et des termes de Minéralogie". Contemporary full calf. Spine with gilt ornamental bands, gilt vignettes (of a sailing ship), and red morocco label with gilt title.

Rare popular work on mineralogy by the French naturalist and journalist Jean-Baptiste Pujoulx (1762-1821). Sinkankas: "A comprehensive economic geology in which much space is devoted to gemstones. The first part... provides several introductory sections including one on noted mineral collections, followed by sections on mineral properties, among them color, of which several pages are devoted to listings of coloured gemstones... Under "Pierres dures"... appear most of the better known gemstones with much space given to the many varieties of quartz. Topaz is treated uniquely on pages 388-393, while diamond, jet, and amber appear under the "Combustibles" in allusion to their carbonaceous compositions. The engraved plates are carefully drawn and executed and display numerous figures of agates, moss agates, and other figured stones and cut gems". The frontispiece depicts the famous "Grottes d'Arcy, departement de l'Yonne". Old, private owner's name on the half-title; front hinge weak and starting, a few light spots, one plate a bit singed on verso, otherwise a very good, complete copy. Sinkankas, 5289. Not in Ward and Carozzi.

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