The laboratory; or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd I a variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, calcining, melting, assaying, casting, allaying, and toughening of gold [...] Third edition
by Smith, G
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for James Hodges at the Looking Glass, facing St Magnus Church, London Bridge; and T. Astley, 1750 Book. Fair. Full leather. [viii], 352, [8] pages + frontispiece and 16 other plates. In old full leather binding, not lettered to the spine. Binding very worn, particularly to the rear board. Bookplate removed from the front pastedown, two pencil rubbings of coins pasted on. Ink note re the price to the rear of the title page. Ink note to page 249. Spotting to some pages. Some creases. ESTC T72113..
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010792
- Title
- The laboratory; or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd I a variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, calcining, melting, assaying, casting, allaying, and toughening of gold [...] Third edition
- Author
- Smith, G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Printed for James Hodges at the Looking Glass, facing St Magnus Church, London Bridge; and T. Astley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1750
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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Stephen Rench
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
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- Fair
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