Paulian, Aimée-Henry. Dictionnaire de physique

Avignon, L. Chambeau, 1761, 3 vols., XVI,L,620; (2),XLVIII,921[= 621]; XXIV,528,(2) p., w. engr. title vignettes and 16 fold. plates, pl., cont. unif. hcalf, gilt and ribbed spines w. mor. letterpieces, 4to. Some marginal soiling/ browning (incl. offsetting from turn-ins), paper over covers chafed, corners bumped. A good copy, w. unidentified old armorial woodcut bookplate verso of all titles.

Blake 340; Cf. Wellcome IV, 317. Early ed. (first 1758). Paulian (1722-1801) was a Jesuit priest and professor of physics at the universities of Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. (total 3)