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Lot 1019: COMMODITÉS PORTATIVES, OU MOYENS DE SUPPRIMER LES FOSSES D'AISANCE ET LEURS INCONVÉNIENS, APPROUVÉS PAR L'ACADÉMIE ROYALE D'ARCHITECTURE, PAR LA SOCIÉTÉ LIBRE D'ÉMULATION, PAR LE MUSÉE DE PARIS, & PAR TOUTES LES PERSONNES QUI ONT FAIT & QUI FONT J...

Est: €250 EUR - €400 EURSold:
Arenberg AuctionsBrussels, BelgiumMarch 26, 2021

Item Overview

Description

8vo: [4]-iv-69-[2] pp.; 2 pl. (spotting, some marginal stains on the 1st lvs). - First edition of this fascinating treatise in which Giraud (1744-1814) presents a movable toilet of his own invention, designed for the old, infirm or ill. He also recommends it for those who wish to have a "WC" close to the bedroom, or for those who desire to be private (as it can be moved "behind closed doors"). Illustrated (complete) with 2 folding plates engr. by Gaitte. The work also covers the general hygienic and sanitary implications and the actual technology of human waste disposal. Giraud points out the health risks of open sewers and cess-pools, as well as emphasising the problem of smell. He describes in great detail closed tanks, or barrels, into which sewage should be directed from the various "evacuation" points of a house, specifying the addition of water and chemicals to ease disposal and dispel the smells. - Ref. Conlon 86:1296. - Blake 176. - CCFr.

Artist or Maker

Date

1786

Condition Report

Modern marbled paper Bradel binding.

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Auction Details

D2 - Books and Prints

by
Arenberg Auctions
March 26, 2021, 01:00 PM CET

Wolstraat 19/2, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000, BE

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