The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Music, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematics, Husbandry, Gardening, Cooking, Chemistry, Mechanics, Trade, Navigation, Architecture and other Arts and Sciences ... Vol. LXXX (1786). [With 16 of 17 Copperplate Engravings]
by Bent, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: William Bent, 1787. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 384 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in quarter tan calf, with marbled paper covered boards. The binding is rubbed, and the boards show some normal scuffs. Raised bands on the spine. A little chipping at the headcap. Prior owner's signature "T. Smith / 1786" on the front flyleaf in a fine hand. There is some foxing to the text. Some offsetting to the paper on the pages opposite the engravings. This volume contains 16 of 17 plates, lacking the map of New Holland at page 137. Page 140 has a small tear on the upper edge, near the gutter. This volume runs from January to June, 1787 and contains the supplement and the Index at the rear.
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- Title
- The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Music, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematics, Husbandry, Gardening, Cooking, Chemistry, Mechanics, Trade, Navigation, Architecture and other Arts and Sciences ... Vol. LXXX (1786). [With 16 of 17 Copperplate Engravings]
- Author
- Bent, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- William Bent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1787
- Keywords
- 1787; William Bent; Universal Magazine; 18th Century; Engravings; Arts; Sciences; Journal; Knowledge; Rare; Collectible; Leather Binding; Copperplate; Illustrated; Plates.
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- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings; World History;
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Gutter
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- Fine
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