SOULARD (Robert) - Lot 253

SOULARD (Robert) Lausanne, Éditions Rencontre / ENI, “Nouvelle Bibliothèque illustrée des Sciences et des Inventions” series, 1964. A substantial in-4 volume, publisher’s binding with an illustrated dust jacket. Abundant color and black-and-white illustrations, technical diagrams, reconstructions, plans, and cross-sections of machines from antiquity through the Industrial Revolution. A high-quality popular science work, edited by Erik Nitsche, constituting one of the most sought-after volumes in this famous Swiss collection devoted to the history of science and technology. This copy shows signs of wear on the dust jacket (visible tears and scuffing); the interior is in good condition.