[SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY]. GEORG ANDREAS B?CKLER. Theatrum Machinarum Novum: Das ist: Neu-vermehrter Schauplatz der Mechanischen Kunsten… Nuremberg: Paulus Fürsten, (1661). 4to. [1],1-68 pages, plus plates. Old vellum warped, soiled and stained, partial split in vellum at lower edge of front cover, lacking clasps; scattered light foxing, occasional soiling; engraved title backed and lightly soiled, several mostly short tears in margins of plates, 3 plates have closed tears into image, last plate loose and torn. Engraved title and 154 engraved plates of various pumps, windmills, and other hydraulic machines. First Edition. Graesse I:459. $1500 - $2000 Estimate $1,500-2,000
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