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LA CHAPELLE, Jean-Baptiste de (1710-1792). Il Ventriloquo o L’ingastrimita. Venice: Antonio Pezzana, 1786. 8vo. Printer’s device with fleur-de-lis, head and tail pieces. Contemporary imitation Spanish calf with raised bands, gilt scrollwork and flowers in compartments, painted endpapers, marbled edges (rubbing). Jean-Baptiste de La Chapelle was a French priest, mathematician, and inventor. A contributor of nearly 300 articles on mathematics and geometry, La Chapelle was also famous for inventing a primitive version of the modern diving suit.