Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 3 volumes bound as one. (3 Teile in 1 Band.) Contemporary vellum binding. 22 cm. Good binding and cover. Title page printed in red and black; head- and tail-pieces; ornate initials. (14) 432 p. + 27 foldout illustrations of instruments; (12) 176 p.+ 20 foldout illustrations of instruments; (8) 48 p. + 12 foldout illustrations of instruments. The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments (French: Traite de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathematique) was written by the French engineer Nicholas Bion. It is one the best books on 17th and 18th mathematical instruments.