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A NEW AND COMPLETE DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES...

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A NEW AND COMPLETE DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; COMPREHENDING ALL THE BRANCHES OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, WITH ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL OF THE VARIOUS MACHINES, INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS, FIGURES, AND SCHEMES NECESSARY FOR ILLUSTRATING THEM, AS OF THE CLASSES, KINDS PREPARATIONS, AND USES OF NATURAL PRODUCTIONS, WHETHER ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS, FOSSILS, OR FLUIDS; TOGETHER WITH THE KINGDOMS, PROVINCES, CITIES, TOWNS, AND OTHER REMARKABLE PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ILLUSTRATED WITH ABOVE THREE HUNDRED COPPER-PLATES, ENGRAVED BY MR. JEFFERYS, GEOGRAPHER TO HIS MAJESTY. THE WHOLE EXTRACTED FROM THE BEST AUTHORS IN ALL LANGUAGES. BY A SOCIETY OF GENTLEMAN.
Dealer Notes
1763-1764, London, printed for W. Owen, four volumes, second edition, volume one has 68 plates, volume two has 85 plates, volume three has 75 plates, volume four has 75 plates, including folding frontispiece and other folding plates. Original calf boards, modern spines using the original labels. Complete.
Author [Dictionary]
Date 1763-1764
Binding Original calf boards, modern spines using the original labels.
Publisher printed for W. Owen,
Condition Modern contemporary style spines, with original boards and labels. A very good set.
Pages various

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