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The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. FINE ENGRAVINGS. In six volumes. Octavo. With over 150 fine copper engravings. In contemporary brown half calf with raised bands, gilt titles to spines and marbled boards and endpapers. Upper joint to vol. I split through; very weak. Black ink gift inscriptions to..... More
A Dictionary of Chemistry, Exhibiting the present State of the Theory and Practice of that Science, its Application to Natural Philosophy, the Processes of Manufactures, Metallurgy, and numerous other Arts dependant on the Properties and Habitudes of Bodies, in the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms. With a Considerable Number of Tables, Expressing the Elective Attractions, Specific Gravities, Comparative Heats, Component Parts, Combinations, and other Affections of the Objects of Chemical Research.
London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795. FIRST EDITION. In two volumes. Quarto, pp.viii, 576; pp.[2], 577-1132. With two plates showing various apparatus and two tables of useful Chemical symbols, at the rear of volume II. Contemporary tree calf, re-backed with original spine laid down, corners repaired. Gilt..... More
The Wind Singer.
London: Mammoth, 2000. [Children's Literature]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 341 [3]. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards with gilt titles to spine and gilt device to upper board. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket by Mark Edwards. A fine as-new copy. More
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