{"product_id":"1823-annales-de-lindustrie-nationale-book-french","title":"1823 \"Annales de l'industrie nationale\" book [French]","description":"\u003cp\u003eA leather book from 1823, back when the steam engine was still news. The tree-marbled boards are the color of brick, and the front cover is stamped in faded gold with a name: M. COSTE. Somebody had this bound for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spine is where it shines. Warm brown calf divided by gilt bands, with two panels of tiny gold cross-hatching, small gilt leaf sprigs, and the title and volume number stamped in gold — ANNALES DE L'INDUSTRIE, 9. The page edges are speckled bright orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Volume Nine of the \u003cem\u003eAnnales de l'Industrie Nationale et Étrangère, ou Mercure Technologique\u003c\/em\u003e — a French technology journal edited by Louis-Sébastien Le Normand and J.-G.-V. de Moléon, printed in Paris by Bachelier in 1823 and dedicated to the King. It collected papers on manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and invention, with a motto from Colbert across the title page. Best of all, it folds out: engraved plates of early steam machines, including ancient automata and Hero's steam devices, drawn by the editors and engraved by Adam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRubbed at the spine ends, bumped at the corners, foxed here and there. It looks like what it is — a working book that somebody kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Letterpress on laid paper with engraved fold-out plates; tree-marbled boards, gilt-tooled calf spine, speckled orange edges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1823\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paris, France — Chez Bachelier, Libraire-Éditeur, Quai des Augustins, No. 55; printed at the Imprimerie de Fain, Place de l'Odéon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\/mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclosures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold as-is in antique condition, over 200 years old; one volume only (Tome IX) — not a complete set; binding is sound but shows honest age: rubbing and small losses to the leather at the spine head and tail, wear along the joints, and bumped, rubbed corners with the board edges showing through; marbled boards are scuffed and faded in places; interior is clean and readable with scattered foxing and light toning throughout (see photos)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crazing About Patina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52917939470648,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/0513\/8488\/files\/IMG_2915.jpg?v=1788745448","url":"https:\/\/crazingaboutpatina.com\/products\/1823-annales-de-lindustrie-nationale-book-french","provider":"Crazing About Patina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}