A Treatise describing the Construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes,
by Adams, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
For the Author, London, 1766. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1766, 3 engraved plates, contemporary full speckled calf, small chip to head of spine, later endpapers, a very sound copy. The dedication to the king was ghost-written by Samuel Johnson. [Tomash & Williams A7]Provenance Erwin Tomash's own copy with sticker to pastedown
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- Bookseller
- finecopy ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109685
- Title
- A Treatise describing the Construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes,
- Author
- Adams, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- For the Author, London, 1766
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