Guido Grandi - Istituzioni meccaniche Trattato del P. Abate Guido Grandi - 1739

First edition of this important treatise by Father Abbot Guido Grandi - former general and Camaldolese monk and professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa. Pages VIII and 160 with 20 (all) folded-out plates.
Year written in ballpoint pen on the title page, some signs of use to the plates and binding not contemporaneous.
Interior excellent and fresh. Good overall condition, the first edition is rare