(Royal Academy of Sciences). GODIN DES ODONAIS (Louis) and D - Lot 266

(Royal Academy of Sciences). GODIN DES ODONAIS (Louis) and DEMOURS (Pierre): Table alphabétique des matières contenues dans l'histoire & les mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, publiée par son ordre. [From 1666 to 1740]. Paris, Compagnie des Libraires, 1729 - 1747. 5 volumes. 1) 1666 - 1698 ; 2) 1699 - 1710 ; 3) 1711 - 1720 ; 4) 1721 - 1730 ; 5) 1731 - 1740. 18.5 by 25.5 cm. (2)-380; (8)-660; (2)-375-(1); (2)-360-(4) and XV-(1)-431-(1) pages. Contemporary full speckled calf, 5-rib spine decorated, red title-pieces. Minor binding defects (one headband slightly frayed, one jaw split over 3 cm (not serious), two headpieces worn. Otherwise good condition. Light staining in the inner margin of a quarter of the pages in Volume II and in the margins of most pages in Volume I. Some quires of volume IV uniformly foxed. First edition. The complete collection of these tables comprises 10 volumes. Published from 1729 to 1809. We present here the beginning of the collection. A valuable working tool.