PERRONET. Jean-Rodolphe. Mémoire lû Sur les moyens de conduire à Paris, une partie de l'eau des rivières de l'Yvette & de la Bièvre. la Bièvre. Paris. Imprimerie royale. 1776. 1 volume in-4, marbled fawn calf, ornate smooth spine, long red triple gilt fillet on covers. Covers rubbed. First edition, illustrated with 4 large folding maps, of this important memoir, the first to to divert the waters of the Yvette and Bièvre rivers to supply Paris with drinking water. A copy bearing the coat of arms of the Académie royale d'architecture on each of the boards.