Les Merveilles De La Science Ou Description Populaire Des Inventions Modernes, in Four Volumes [The Wonders Of Science Or Popular Description Of Modern Inventions] [FRENCH TEXT]

Paris: Furne, Jouvet Et Cie, Editeurs, 1868. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, page ridges lightly foxed. 1868 Large Hardcover. Four volume set. French text. Morocco spines over marbled boards, gilt titles and rules engravings throughout. Victorian era survey of scientific inventions and machines (e.g. locomotives, electrical and magnetic machinery, trans-Atlantic cable, photography, etc.).