LE CONTE, LA FABRIQUE ET L'USAGE DU RADIOMETRE, PARIS, 1605

4to (185 x 130mm.), 2 folding woodcut plates (smaller than text pages), woodcut text illustrations and diagrams, old reused and repaired vellum, later ink annotations at end, restoration throughout (mostly marginal, with slight loss to text at places), one plate repaired with loss, a few leaves trimmed, M2 with small hole, quire Q bound after quire R, vellum soiled, new endpapers

bought from B. & L. Rootenberg Rare Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, 1999

Tomash & Williams L42; Roméo Arbour, Un éditeur d'oeuvres littéraires au XVIIe siècle: Toussaint du Bray (Geneva 1992), p.184 no. 12; USTC 6015603 

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A work on the dialling instrument invented by Le Conte for navigation and surveying.