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THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN'S DIALLING, containing such ELEMENTS of the said Art, as are mostly useful and easy to be known.
by WELLS, Edward D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicestershire.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1712.. FIRST EDITION 1712. Part 3 only from "The Young Gentleman's Astronomy, Chronology, and Dialling". 8vo, approximately 190 x 120 mm, 7½ x 4½ inches, 11 engraved folding plates, 9 numbered and 2 unnumbered, pages: [8], 1-56, bound in quarter modern calf, pale brown cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine, bookplate to first free endpaper of Arthur Frank. Repairs to blank side of plate 8, no loss to image, pale stain to tops of last three plates and lower margins of pages 47-56, 3 pale spots to lower margin of plate 9, not affecting image, slight creasing to the larger folding plates, ink name and notes to last 2 blank endpapers, small repairs to inner lower margins of same, a good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47728
- Title
- THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN'S DIALLING, containing such ELEMENTS of the said Art, as are mostly useful and easy to be known.
- Author
- WELLS, Edward D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicestershire.:
- Format/Binding
- Quarter modern calf, pale brown cloth covers,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1712.
- Date Published
- 1712
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dialling time sun clocks gnomonics
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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