BINDING: Dibdin, TF: An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions

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BINDING: Dibdin, TF: An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions

of the Greek and Latin Classics Together with an Account of Polyglot Bibles.. In 2 Vols. 1827, 4th. Edn. Greatly enlarged. Full leather with gilt & blind decoration. VG; García Cavallero, Joseph: Breve cotejo, y valance de las Pesas, y Medidas de varias Naciones,.. Madrid, Imprenta De La Viuda De Francisco Del Hierro, 1731. PP: (xx), 308, (xv), (i) blank, + a folding plate. 20.5x15.5 cm, cont. full "cat's paw" calf, rubbed & hinges cracked; Segondat: Traité de la mesure des bois.. Rochefort, 1765. 8vo. Cont. full mottled calf, recased with repaired spine. One page supplied in facsimile; Gilpin, W: An essay on Prints. 1792, 4th. Edn. PP; 174+index. Cont. full speckled calf with later gilt decorated spine. Scattered spotting. (5)

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