A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; Comprehending all the Branches of Useful Knowledge, with Accurate Description as well of the various Machines, Instruments, Tools, Figures, and Schemes necessary for Illuminating them.
by A Society of Gentlemen
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Alfriston, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Four volumes. Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-Street, London. 1754 to 1755.. Hardback.. Engraved frontis; 302 Black and White engraved plates (two folding) by Mr Jeffreys, Geographer and Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; and a folding chart. Modern leather spines with buckram-covered boards and sympathetic endpapers. A lovely, rare set. Very Good (with minor foxing or staining affecting a few pages and plates). A few blanks feature handwritten notes by a previous owner. Oversize; Postage & Packing may cost extra.
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- Bookseller
- Much Ado Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27812
- Title
- A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; Comprehending all the Branches of Useful Knowledge, with Accurate Description as well of the various Machines, Instruments, Tools, Figures, and Schemes necessary for Illuminating them.
- Author
- A Society of Gentlemen
- Format/Binding
- Hardback.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Four volumes. Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-Street, London. 1754 to 1755.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Medicine;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Much Ado Books
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About the Seller
Much Ado Books
Biblio member since 2006
Alfriston, Aberdeen
About Much Ado Books
Nestled in a charming Medeival village, tucked in the South Downs of East Sussex, Much Ado offers a hand-picked selection of new and old books. Our stock ranges from cheap-and-cheerful paperbacks to rarities for collectors.New books are not taken from bestsellers lists, but instead are selected for their quality or interest. Owners Cate Olson and Nash Robbins ran a shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts for 20 years before moving to Alfriston, where Much Ado has been open for more than two years.If your primary interest is in old and antiquarian books, please contact us before visiting.
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