HUME, James - Lot 114

HUME, James Méthode universelle, et très-facile pour faire et descrire toutes sortes de quadrans & d'Horloges, équinoctiaux, horizontaux, méridionaux, verticaux, & polaires. Paris, Denis Moreau, 1670. In-8 (168 x 105 mm) of 2 ff.n;ch., 490 pp. Soft vellum (contemporary binding). Reissue of the original 1639 edition with new title and omitted preface to Cinq Mars. This classic work on sundial construction is illustrated with over 200 woodcuts. First and last leaves almost detached, copy partly unstuck. [Attached:] BION, Nicolas. L'Usage des globes célestes et terrestres, et des sphères. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, 1699. In-12. 9 ff.n.ch., 300, 112 pp. 24 plates (3 folding) engraved. Brown calf (worn and missing).- RIVARD. Traité de la sphère. 2 different editions (1757, 1816).- DELAMARCHE. Les Usages de la sphère. 5th edition. Paris, Delamarche, 1826. Set of 4 volumes.