Group of (2) 18th/19th century French books
Group of (2) 18th/19th century French books on climate, to include: ''La Nature dans La Formation du Tonnerre, et La Reproduction des Etresa Vivans,'' by M. l'Abbe Poncelet, 1766, Paris: P.G. Le Mercier and Ch. Saillant, Parts I and II bound in single volume, title page stamped ''Geo R. Brush, M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville, L.I., N.Y.'', and three illustrations (one folding), 172 pages, 148 pages, (some foxing, image bleeding, tanning), 7''l, 4-3/4''w; and ''Restauration et Amenagement des Forets,'' by E. Chevalier, 1806, Paris: De L'Imprimerie de Delance, front inside cover inscribed ''Geo. R. Brush, U.S. Flagship Onuoha, Yokohama, Japan, Nov. 28th, 1889'', 305 pages, (some foxing, staining), 7''l, 4''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York. Dimensions:
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Group of (2) 18th/19th century French books on climate, to include: ''La Nature dans La Formation du Tonnerre, et La Reproduction des Etresa Vivans,'' by M. l'Abbe Poncelet, 1766, Paris: P.G. Le Mercier and Ch. Saillant, Parts I and II bound in single volume, title page stamped ''Geo R. Brush, M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville, L.I., N.Y.'', and three illustrations (one folding), 172 pages, 148 pages, (some foxing, image bleeding, tanning), 7''l, 4-3/4''w; and ''Restauration et Amenagement des Forets,'' by E. Chevalier, 1806, Paris: De L'Imprimerie de Delance, front inside cover inscribed ''Geo. R. Brush, U.S. Flagship Onuoha, Yokohama, Japan, Nov. 28th, 1889'', 305 pages, (some foxing, staining), 7''l, 4''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York. Dimensions:
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