[MINERAL WATERS] - Lot 132

[MINERAL WATERS] - DU CLOS (Samuel-Cottereau): Observations sur les EAUX MINERALES de plusieurs provinces de France faites en l'Académie Royale des Sciences en l'année 1670 & 1671. Paris, Imprimerie Royale [Mabre Cramoisy], 1675. In-12: 203pp. 4f. Contemporary brown calf, spine ribbed and ornamented, headband frayed, gilt roulette on edges, one corner broken, red speckled edges. - RAULIN (Joseph): Parallèle des eaux minérales d'Allemagne, que l'on transporte en France Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1777. In-12: XXIV, 303pp. Contemporary blond calf, ornate smooth spine, red title-piece, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, filleted edges, interior roulette, gilt edges. Includes a study of the waters of Pouillon near Dax, and an analysis of the thermal waters of Saint-Sauveur. Provenance: Ex-libris printed with the numeral D.R.