Lot n° 1282

Applied art - PAJOT DES CHARMES, C. - L'art du blanchiment des toiles, fils et cotons de tout genre (...). Paris, A.J. Dugour & Durand, 1798

Estimation : 250 / 250
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
8vo, marbled calf, gilt flat spine, red title label, speckled edges, [4]-282 pp. Good copy. Original edition. Illustrated with 9 folding engr. pl. depicting various processes of decolorizing, bleaching, dyeing, etc. Interesting is the discussion of the use of bleach in the production of (recycled) paper as in that time recycled paper was typically dark and grey due to the residues of ink. Bookpl. Château de Saint-Fontaine en Condroz.
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