L'art de la peinture sur verre et de la vitrerie, 1774. Preceded by: Description des arts et métiers, faites ou approuvées par Messieurs de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. Avec figures en tailee-douce, 1761.

Le Vieil, M.

Chez Saillant & Noyon et Dessaint, Paris, 1761-1774

Large folio (47x31 cm). No binding (interim blind wrappers). Uncut. Description des arts et métiers: ii(halfti),ii(title),iv pp. - L'art de la peinture: vi(Préface), vii-x(Éloge historique), xi-xiv (Extratis des Registres), 1-240(Le Traité), 241-245(Explication des planches) and 13 engraved plates designed and engraved by De la Gardette. (Some innermargins restored, marginal waterstains to 40 leaves; 2 leaves with marginal tear repaired; first leaf 'Traité' and leaf 219-220 soiled). (Outer margin of plate I-XII seriously waterstained, plate XIII with small inner- and outer margin with waterstain also affecting the plate). - A moderate copy caused by the waterstains and the condition of plate XIII, but for the rest spotless copy with wide margins